Daily Bible Reading - Encouraging And Inspiring Verses To Uplift Your Spirit (Vol 1-6 Box Set)

Reaching out signifies entreaty, supplication, and dependence. Hands extended palms out may symbolize extending a blessing to God much as a minister's benediction with hands stretched over the congregation imparts a blessing to them. We must never allow lifting our hands to become an empty form; they are to express the inner being to God. As we use our hands to bless God may there be a fresh release of expression from our hearts in prayer, worship, and love to God. I will lift up my hands in thy name" Psalm Notes There are 28 verses which clearly refer to lifting the hands in blessing or supplication.

If lifting of Moses' hands or rod in his hand is included as prayer, then another 11 verses may be added. In light of the multitude of references to lifting hands in worship, the lack of in-depth treatment in the scholarly literature is surprising.

Unless otherwise noted, all quotations are from the Revised Standard Version of the Bible. Two main Hebrew verbs are used to describe the lifting of hands: Other verbs are rus -- "to run, quickly stretch out" Psalm Laird Harris, Gleason L. Moody Press, ], vol.

The words seem to be used interchangeably on the subject of lifting hands in prayer and worship, yad 11 times, kap 17 times. Translators must choose between forcing the verb nagar -- "pour, flow, run" to mean "stretch out, extend" so all modern translations , or forcing the noun yad -- "hand" to yield a figurative sense: There is considerable literature on the laying on of hands. Some of the more helpful references are: Eerdmans, ET , , 9: University of London, , pp.

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Lampe, The Seal of the Spirit London: Longmans, Green, and Co. The present practice of extending one's hand toward the person being prayed for is a natural extension of this principle.

Clapping the hands is used in Psalm Clapping is also attributed to the floods Psalm Clapping was used in this sense to rejoice before a newly crowned king 2 Kings However, some sorts of clapping held a negative connotation cf. Here we see a combination of lifting the hands in blessing and the hand singular lifted up to God to solemnly swear before Him.

Lifting the right hand to swear in court survives in our culture. Jewish and Christian commentators have traditionally interpreted Moses' uplifted hands as an act of prayer Mishnah , Rosh Hashanah 3: Eerdmans, , reprint , in loc. Childs The Book of Exodus , Philadelphia: Westminster Press, , p.

A photograph is found in C. Clarendon Press, , p. Figures called oranti were found in catacomb frescos, usually in a standing positon with arms extended.

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