Isaías 49
J. Vernon McGee · Citado em PreceptAustin
Isaías 49
Vernon McGee - Christ is calling upon the nations of the world to hear. He was given the name of Jesus before He was born, and this name is to be proclaimed throughout the world because it is the name of the Savior, and the world needs a Savior. The LORD called Me - This is the Messiah, the Son, describing His calling by God the Father. In short, the Father predestined the Servant's ministry. Called from the womb - God's prophet Micah tells us He was called before, even from eternity (ponder that thought - John 3:16 was in the Father's heart in eternity! "How great a love the Father has bestowed on us that we should be called children of God" - 1 Jn 3:1+)... “But as for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Too little to be among the clans of Judah, From you One will go forth for Me to be ruler in Israel. His goings forth are from long ago, From the days of eternity.” (Micah 5:2+) This reminds us of God's call to His prophet Jeremiah Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, And before you were born I consecrated you; I have appointed you a prophet to the nations.” (Jeremiah 1:5) In the NT Paul gives a similar description of himself But when God, who had set me apart even from my mother’s womb and called me through His grace, was pleased (Gal 1:15+) It strikes me that we have all been called from eternity past, set apart from this world and each given a specific mission to accomplish for our Father. Are you aware of His mission for your life? Are you accomplishing His mission for your life? This passage parallels Isaiah's earlier prophecy and is clearly a reference to the One born of a virgin Immanuel-Emmanuel! Jesus Who from eternity past has always been God with God, now becomes Immanuel-Emmanuel, God with us! Hallelujah! “Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, a virgin will be with child and bear a son, and she will call His name Immanuel. (Isaiah 7:14+) From the body of My mother He named Me - Messianic prophecy of Jesus birth and His mother Mary. This prophecy is fulfilled in Luke 1:31 “And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name Him Jesus." Keil and Delitzsch point out that the mother is prominent in many of the Messianic prophecies - Ge 3:15+; Isa. 7:14+; Mic. 5:2+; Ps. 22:10 Isaiah 49:2 He has made My mouth like a sharp sword, In the shadow of His hand He has concealed Me; And He has also made Me a select arrow, He has hidden Me in His quiver. Zec 9:9 Mt 11:29 Mt 12:16-20 Lu 17:20 2Ti 2:24 1Pe 2:23 NET Isaiah 49:2 He made my mouth like a sharp sword, he hid me in the hollow of his hand; he made me like a sharpened arrow, he hid me in his quiver. MESSIAH IS QUALIFIED FOR HIS MISSION OF SALVATION NET Note - The figurative language emphasizes the servant's importance as the Lord's effective instrument. The servant's mouth, which stands metonymically for his words, is compared to a sharp sword because he will be an effective spokesman (ED: THE SERVANT IS A PROPHET) on God's behalf (see Isa 50:4). The LORD holds His hand on the Servant, ready to draw and use Him at the appropriate time. The Servant is like a sharpened arrow reserved in a quiver for just the right moment. In Isaiah 49:1 the Servant is called for the Mission. In Isaiah 49:2 He is equipped for the Mission and kept for the Mission. J Vernon McGee - The sharp sword that went out of His mouth is the Word of God...It is the judgment of the nations by the Word of God.
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Vernon McGee - Though the Lord was rejected, and it may look as if He labored in vain, His confidence is in God. Even the death of the Lord Jesus Christ was a victory; in fact, it is the greatest victory the world has seen up to the present time. The emphasis in this section, therefore, is on the suffering Servant. At His first coming He did not gather Israel, as they rejected Him. At His first coming He did something far more wonderful—He wrought salvation for the world. Therefore, God’s purposes were not thwarted by man’s little machinations. (Thru the Bible) Warren
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Vernon McGee explains that "God’s purposes in the earth center in the nation Israel. When they are back in the land, then both the heavens and the earth can rejoice. Today, however, everything is more or less out of place as far as the world is concerned. Israel should be in their land, in the place of blessing, serving God. They are not. The church should be in heaven with Christ, but the church is still in the world. The Devil should be in hell, but he is walking around the earth seeking whom he may devour. The Lord Jesus Christ should be sitting upon the throne of the earth, ruling the earth, but He is at the right hand of God. There are many things that have to be shifted around and put in the right socket. Then the lines of Robert Browning as written in “Pippa Passes” will be true: “God’s in His heaven: All’s right with the world,” which at the moment just do not fit the world in which you and I live." (Thru the Bible Commentary)
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Vernon McGee writes that "God assures Israel that the Gentiles will assist Him in the final restoration of the nation to the land. Heretofore, the Gentiles have scattered them, which makes this a rather remarkable prophecy even for today. Great Britain did open the land for the Jews; yet Great Britain was the country that issued the mandate which forbade them to enter the land—so they came by ship without permission, and they have been hindered in one way or another since that time. It has taken persecution to push them out of other countries, and at the time I am writing this they are being blocked from leaving Russia, which probably has the third largest Jewish population in the world. Russia doesn’t want to get rid of them; yet it subjects them to a great deal of anti-Semitic oppression. However, in that day, that is, in the end times, God will bring them back into their land, and He will use Gentiles to move them back! (Thru the Bible) And set up My standard to the peoples (the Gentiles) - God raises this banner or signal pole to get the attention of the Gentiles. He is calling them to assist the literal nation of Israel. Setting up of a standard is a frequent figure in Isaiah -- Isaiah 5:26+; Isa 11:10, 12+; Isa 13:2+, Isa 18:3; 62:10.
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McGee - Many people ask, Will the whole nation be saved? No, For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel (Ro 9:6). Those saved will only be a remnant. And there appears to be only a remnant in the church who are actually saved. But the Redeemer is coming some day to Zion, and at that time there will be a great confession of sin. Zech 12:10+ tells us about it Isaiah 60:16 “You will also suck the milk of nations and suck the breast of kings (GENTILE DOMINATION AND OPPRESSION FINALLY WILL BE BROKEN AND REPLACED WITH GENTILES FAVORING ISRAEL!); Then you will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior And your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob. Comment - Note that the last part of this passage is similar to Isaiah 49:26. In Isaiah 49:26 Isaiah says that these incredible events that end this present age as Messiah returns will cause all the people (Jew and Gentile) of the world to know that Jehovah is the true and living god. Here in Isaiah 60:16 those who know He is their Savior, etc are the Jews (who are saved). Mighty One of Jacob - This is the Holy One of Israel, Yahweh, the God Who has made (and will keep) an unbreakable covenant with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. He has the might to make His covenant right! Compare Abrahamic Covenant versus Mosaic Covenant. Mighty One (046)(ayir/abiyr/abir) is an adjective which means strong or mighty and in all 6 the OT uses functions as a noun, specifically as a Name for God. In Isaiah 49:26 (and Isa 1:24) Mighty One is translated in the Septuagint with the noun ischus which means strength, power or might and is used of men but also of God as in Rev 5:12+ ("might"). BDAG says ischus describes "capability to function effectively," and here in Isaiah 49:26 is an apt description of the omnipotent God Who has sufficient might to deliver Israel. Gilbrant - This noun is distinguished by the Masoretes from the adjective ʾabbîr by lack of doubling in the second consonant. Regardless of the antiquity of this distinction, the epithets form a separate group. This epithet is an ancient one. The tie of a deity to the patriarch is a basic element in patriarchal religion, the assumed substructure of later Hebrew religion. The personal name Yahweh is used in parallel to this epithet (Ps. 132:2, 5; Isa. 1:24), and in other contexts Yahweh introduces a list of appellations (Isa. 49:26; 60:16). Jacob's blessing, in Genesis 49, predates the revelation of the name Yahweh to Moses. This bond to the patriarch establishes the identity of the God worshiped by the early tribes. The Blessing of Jacob predates the monarchy. Thus, both anthropology and textual evidence confirm the chronological antiquity of this title for Yahweh. (Complete Biblical Library Hebrew-English Dictionary) Avir is used 6x and all refer to God each name linking Him inextricably to the literal nation of Israel (for "Jacob" is synonymous with Israel). Genesis 49:24 (JACOB'S BLESSING OF HIS SON JOSEPH) But his bow remained firm, And his arms were agile, From the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob (From there is the Shepherd, the Stone of Israel), Psalm 132:2 (How he swore to the LORD And vowed to the Mighty One of Jacob, Psalm 132:5 Until I find a place for the LORD, A dwelling place for the Mighty One of Jacob.” Isaiah 1:24 Therefore the Lord GOD of hosts, The Mighty One of Israel (Israel and Jacob are interchangeable), declares, “Ah, I will be relieved of My adversaries And avenge Myself on My foes. Isaiah 49:26 “I will feed your oppressors with their own flesh, And they will become drunk with their own blood as with sweet wine; And all flesh will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior And your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.” Isaiah 60:16 “You will also suck the milk of nations And suck the breast of kings; Then you will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior And your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob. Constable sums up this chapter - Are these descriptions just impressionistic pictures of Gentiles coming to Christ for salvation, or should we look for a more realistic fulfillment of these promises? Amillennialists say they are figurative descriptions of Gentiles coming to salvation through Christ. Premillennialists say they describe a literal return of Israelites to their land with an accompanying exaltation of the physical descendants of Abraham in the earth. One of the cardinal rules of hermeneutics is that if the interpreter can understand something literally it should be taken that way unless other indications in the text or context point to a nonliteral interpretation. Amillennialists concede that it is possible to take these prophecies literally and that if one does he or she will come out a premillennialist. But they say that a literal fulfillment was not intended and that these predictions are being fulfilled spiritually through the church. Premillennialists view this chapter, and most of chapters 50–57, as revealing Messiah’s restoration of Israel to her land at the beginning of the Millennium. While the truths about God as "LORD, Savior, Redeemer, the Mighty One are written to Israel, the truths reflected in these great Names are applicable to all of His children and so we can sing: Jehovah is our strength, And He shall be our song; We shall o'ercome at length, Although our foes be strong: In vain then Satan doth oppose, For God is stronger than His foes. -- S. Barnard Indeed God (and He Alone) is always Mighty to Save. (Play) Note: There is some duplication so use these notes "as is." These notes are a compilation of background information in preparation for the article "Indelible Grace: Inscribed on His Hands." Most of these notes are of a "devotional flavor" rather than a purely expositional flavor. Hymns, et al… A Debtor to Mercy Alone My name from the palms of His hands Eternity will not erase; Impressed on His heart it remains, In marks of indelible grace. Yes, I to the end shall endure, As sure as the earnest is given; More happy, but not more secure, The glorified spirits in heaven.” by Augustus Toplady Names and Titles of Jesus Christ - Names and Titles of Jesus Christ – The Indescribable Christ: A–G. “If Jesus is ours we have a true friend, Whose goodness endures the same to the end; Our comforts may vary, our frames may decline; We cannot miscarry; our aid is divine. The hills may depart and mountains remove, But faithful thou art O fountain of love! The Father has graven our names on thy hands; Our record, in Heaven eternally stands.” --------------------------------- Before the throne of God above I have a strong and perfect plea. A great high Priest whose Name is Love Who ever lives and pleads for me. My name is graven on His hands, My name is written on His heart. I know that while in Heaven He stands No tongue can bid me thence depart. When Satan tempts me to despair And tells me of the guilt within, Upward I look and see Him there Who made an end of all my sin. Because the sinless Savior died My sinful soul is counted free. For God the just is satisfied To look on Him and pardon me. Behold Him there the risen Lamb, My perfect spotless righteousness, The great unchangeable I AM, The King of glory and of grace, One in Himself I cannot die. My soul is purchased by His blood, My life is hid with Christ on high, With Christ my Savior and my God! Charitie Lees Smith (1863) ---------------------------------- The hills may depart, and mountains remove, But faithful thou art, O Fountain of Love. The Father has graven our names on thy hands, Our building in heaven eternally stands. W. Hammond ----------------------- More than conquerors! There our Captain stands, While our names are graven upon His hands; Though the pow’rs of darkness against us frown, We shall win the fight, and shall wear the crown. --------------------------------------- Long the blessed Guide has led me By the desert road; Now I see the golden towers-- City of my God. There amidst the love and glory, He is waiting yet; On His hands a name is graven, He can ne'er forget. Francis Havergal ---------------------------------------------------------- Fatherlike He tends and spares us; Well our feeble frame He knows. In His hands He gently bears us, Rescues us from all our foes. Alleluia! Alleluia! Widely yet His mercy flows. Henry Lyte ------------------------------------------------ “Thousands in the fold of Jesus, This attainment ne’er could boast; To his name eternal praises, None of these shall e’er be lost.” Deeply graven On his hands their names remain.” Spurgeon --------------------------------------------- Dread not the things that are ahead, The burdens great, the sinking sands, The thorns that o’er the path are spread, God holds the future in His hands. God holds the future in His hands And every heart He understands. On Him depend, He is your Friend, He holds the future in His hands. James Rowe -------------------------- “Let not Satan make thee craven; He can threaten but not harm. On My hands thy name is graven, And thy shield is My strong arm. How, then, could it ever be I should not remember thee, Fail to build thy walls, My city, And look down on thee with pity? ---------------------------------------------- “Thousands in the fold of Jesus, This attainment ne’er could boast; To his name eternal praises, None of these shall e’er be lost. Deeply graven On his hands their names remain.” ----------------------------------------------- 4 Jesus, I throw my arms around, And hang upon Thy breast; Without a gracious smile from Thee My spirit cannot rest. 5 Oh! tell me that my worthless name Is graven on Thy hands; Show me some promise in Thy book, Where my salvation stands! Isaac Watts ------------------- I love thy church, O God! Her walls before thee stand, Dear as the apple of thine eye, And graven on thy hand. Classical Study Bible, The. -------------------------- In light of the grandeur and glory of the truths of God's unshakable love for us in Christ, we would do well to sing the words of George Matheson's hymn to Him Who has loved us with an everlasting love… O Love that wilt not let me go, I rest my weary soul in thee; I give thee back the life I owe, That in thine ocean depths its flow May richer, fuller be. ----------------------- Arise, my soul, arise; shake off thy guilty fears; The bleeding sacrifice in my behalf appears: Before the throne my surety stands, Before the throne my surety stands, My name is written on His hands. He ever lives above, for me to intercede; His all redeeming love, His precious blood, to plead: His blood atoned for all our race, His blood atoned for all our race, And sprinkles now the throne of grace. Five bleeding wounds He bears; received on Calvary; They pour effectual prayers; they strongly plead for me: “Forgive him, O forgive,” they cry, “Forgive him, O forgive,” they cry, “Nor let that ransomed sinner die!” The Father hears Him pray, His dear anointed One; He cannot turn away, the presence of His Son; His Spirit answers to the blood, His Spirit answers to the blood, And tells me I am born of God. My God is reconciled; His pardoning voice I hear; He owns me for His child; I can no longer fear: With confidence I now draw nigh, With confidence I now draw nigh, And “Father, Abba, Father,” cry. CHORUS O my soul, arise Behold the risen Christ Your Great High Priest Your spotless sacrifice O my soul, arise God owns you as His child Shake off your guilty fears My soul, arise ----------------------- 1 Redeem’d offender, hail the day That sees thy sin forgiv’n: Jesus hath borne thy guilt away, And pleads for thee in heav’n. 2 Imprinted on his hands thou art In characters of blood; The stream that issu’d from his heart Shall waft thee safe to God. 3 For me vouchsaf’d th’ unspotted Lamb, His Father’s wrath to bear: I see his feet, and read my name Engraven deeply there. 4 Forth from the Lord his gushing blood In purple currents ran: And ev’ry wound proclaim’d aloud His wond’rous love to man. 5 My faith looks back and sees him bleed; A thorny crown he wears, To set upon the sinner’s head A shining crown of stars. 6 Saviour, I fain would take the wreath, To thee, my centre, move, In all the lowliness of faith, In all the heights of love. 7 Thy righteousness my robe shall be, Thy bitter death my hope: For my offence upon the tree My Lord was lifted up. 8 For me the Saviour’s blood avails, Almighty to atone: The hands he gave to piercing nails Shall lead me to his throne. Toplady SPURGEON - How appropriately Christ can say this when he looks on the nail-prints, “I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands”! As I said this morning, Jesus can give nothing, he can take nothing, he can do nothing, he can hold nothing, without remembering his people (WITHOUT SEEING THE MEMORIALS OF MY CHOSEN PEOPLE): “I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands.” Our Lord Jesus has his own memorials of us, even as he has given us a memorial of himself. The prints of the nails constitute forget-me-nots of a peculiarly personal and abiding kind: “Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands”: Isaiah 49:16. By these marks he sees what he has already suffered, and he pledges himself to do nothing apart from those sufferings, for his hands, with which he works, are pierced. Since he thus bears in his hands the marks of his passion, let us bear them on our hearts. SPURGEON - Yet it is a sweet thing to be able to trace the hand of God in our affliction, for nothing can come from that hand towards one of his children but that which is good and right. If you will think of those hands of which the Lord says, “I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands,” you may rest assured that nothing can come from those hands but what infinite wisdom directs, and infinite love has ordained. “Can a woman forget her sucking child that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? Yea, they may forget, yet will I never forget thee.” “I have graven thee upon my hands; thy walls are continually before me.” Rejoice then, O Christian, in the second thought, that God’s love does not fail in the furnace, but is as hot as the furnace, and hotter still. Yea, graven on the palms of his hands.” You are not forgotten of him; is not that good news? When somebody comes to you in a foreign land, you like to hear him say, “When I was at your home, they were all talking about you, and they all sent loving messages to you. I saw your portrait in a locket, and I could tell that you were not forgotten.” You are glad to hear that; and Jesus has your names graven on the palms of his hands, and he is pleading for you before the mercy-seat, you are not forgotten up there. There is no forgetting a thing that is written on the palms of your hands. You cannot do any work but you see it there; and God cannot do any work without seeing his children’s names. Are they not blessed pledges to lay hold on—his lovingkindness and his tender mercies? With such promises you will be sure to prevail. You may rest assured that nothing can come from those hands but what infinite wisdom directs, and infinite love has ordained. He will never forget those whose memorials are thus perpetually with him. May the living blessing of the ever-living Savior be with you to-day and for ever! Amen. Luke 12:37+ "Blessed are those slaves whom the master shall find on the alert when he comes; truly I say to you, that he will gird himself to serve, and have them recline at the table, and will come up and wait on them." Note the role reversal—the master now serves the servants! ESV Study Bible "in view the end-time messianic banquet (Lk 13:29 “And they will come from east and west, and from north and south, and will recline [at the table] in the kingdom of God." 14:15–24; 22:27–30; Rev. 19:9). MacArthur "This remarkable statement pictures Christ, at His return, ministering as a servant to believers." Nelson Study Bible - In a reversal of the servant image, Jesus pointed out that the faithful servant will be served by Jesus on His return. Faithfulness will be rewarded.{Radmacher, Earl D.; Allen, Ronald Barclay; House, H. Wayne}, NET Note - He…will come and wait on them is a reversal of expectation, but shows that what Jesus asks for he is willing to do as well; see John 13:5 and John 15:18–27, although those instances merely foreshadow what is in view here.
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Vernon McGee - What beautiful assurance God gives them that they are not forsaken of Him! Israel may forsake Him—as they are doing yet today—but God will never forsake them. My friend, if you still have doubts that God will restore Israel, I submit this section to you for your careful study. ----------------------- John Oswalt - God then uses a second image to impress on the despairing Zion that he could not have possibly forgotten her. She is inscribed on his palms—more specific than “hands,” perhaps denoting intimacy and immediacy. Here is the opposite of the normal practice. Instead of the master’s name being written on the servant’s hand, the servant’s name is written on the master’s hand. This is the divine condescension that we have come to expect throughout the book. The master does not expect the servant somehow to attain his height; rather, the master comes down to the servant’s place (11:1–4; 30:18; 57:15–16; 66:2). This is an expression of the same kind of passionate devotion that the Israelites will express toward God (44:5); the act of a young lover whose thoughts and feelings are solely of the beloved. Forget her? The most fascinating thing in the world, written everywhere, is her name, even on one’s hands. (The New International Commentary on the Old Testament) ----------------------- “Do you think I’ve forgotten you?” the Lord asks His people. “Look at My hands. You are engraved upon them.” Whenever I am tempted to think God has forgotten me, I need only to go to the Cross of Calvary, for there I’m reminded that He engraved me on the palm of His hands when in them He absorbed nails and paid the price for my sin. ----------------------- To reassure Zion and prove the point in an even stronger way, God opens his hand and challenges Zion to "observe, see" (hēn) an image that was permanently "engraved" (ḥāqaq) on the palm of God's hand. This is not a tattoo on the back of his hand, and it is not something written with weak ink that can fade or be erased; this is permanently carved into his metaphorical flesh. The object engraved on the palm of God's hand is a drawing of the walls of Jerusalem, but it is useless to speculate about which walls were engraved—were these partially broken down walls or the glorious walls of the future city (63:18; 65:17-19)? When one has something engraved on his hand, it indicates an important relationship with someone who is very dear (Isa 44:5). No one engraves the name of an enemy or a casual friend on his hand. Having something like this on one's hands provides a constant reminder of the one who is loved because the engraving on the hands would be "continually before me" (Ps 16:8; 50:8). This engraving was written on the powerful hands that created the heavens and the earth (48:13), so it is very comforting for the audience to know that Jerusalem is carved on the almighty hands that can accomplish great things. New American Commentary - New American Commentary – Isaiah 40-66: Volume 15b. -----------------------
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Vernon McGee comments = What beautiful assurance God gives them that they are not forsaken of Him! Israel may forsake Him—as they are doing yet today—but God will never forsake them. My friend, if you still have doubts that God will restore Israel, I submit this section to you for your careful study. ---------------------- We might not want to admit it, but there are times when we feel abandoned and forgotten by the Lord too (like Zion). We wonder why the circumstances in our lives are like they are. We wonder why it seems like life is one trial after another. We wonder where God is in the world and why things appear to be out of control. Sometimes we feel like we have been forgotten! These verses are designed to teach you that you are “unforgettable”. God cannot and will not forget about you, God cannot and will not forsake you. I want to show you how these verses present our God. We are given four proofs of God's devotion to us. Let me share those proofs with you today as I preach on the subject: Unforgettable. The Sermon Notebook - The Sermon Notebook – Isaiah. ---------------------- Jer 17:1 sins written down with an iron stylus! Sins covered by the blood of the wounds in His hands wrought by an iron nail? Wounds which leave a scar forever! The palm is toward the face. In all the work that He does, His own people are constantly in His mind, and the objects of His care. The graving on the hands was done by the nails of Calvary.A Dictionary of Bible Types. “The Lord has forsaken me, my Lord has forgotten me” (Isa 49:14). Isaiah 6:12; 17:9; 27:10; 32:14, and 49:14; 54:6, 7; 62:4, 12. ---------------------- • When you feel alone 'So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed for I am your God' Isaiah 41:10. See also Psalms 23; 73:23-24; Isaiah 49:14-16; John 14:15-21. The New Unger's Bible Handbook. ---------------------- God cannot forget us. Isa. 49:14-16. Quick Scripture Reference for Counseling. In the verse, “Behold, I have inscribed you on the palms of My hands” (Isaiah 49:16), there is an allusion to the ancient custom of puncturing ornamental figures and mementoes upon the hand, arm, and forehead, and coloring the punctures with indigo, cypress, etc. This gives us the figure of Zion being as close to God as He is to Himself, and facing Him amid all the emotions of His divine life.The New Unger's Bible Dictionary. ---------------------- Hand of God A figure of speech which points to God's sovereign power in creation and in his actions on his people's behalf, especially in redemption. Also used as a symbol of authority and in taking oaths. God Creates by His Hand Ac 7:50 See also Isa 66:2; Job 10:3, 8; Ps 8:3; 19:1; 95:5; 138:8; Isa 48:13; 64:8 God Holds the World in His Hand Ps 95:4 See also Job 12:10; 26:13; 36:32; Ps 31:15; Isa 40:12; 41:19-20; Da 5:23 God's Creatures Are Fed From His Hand Ps 145:16 See also Ps 104:28; Isa 34:17 God's Hand Symbolises His Power God's hand is mighty Hab 3:4 See also 1Ch 29:12; Ps 118:15-16; Jer 18:6; Da 4:35; Am 9:2 God executes judgment by the power of his hand Am 1:6-8 Judgment on the Philistine cities. See also Dt 32:41; 1Sa 5:6-9; Isa 40:2; Jer 15:6; La 2:3; Eze 6:14; Zep 1:4; Ac 13:11 God's hand holds a cup of judgment Jer 25:15-17 See also Ps 75:8; Isa 51:17; Hab 2:16 God's hand brings trouble Job 19:21 See also Ru 1:13; 1Sa 6:3; Job 1:11; Ps 38:2; 39:10 God's hand causes fear Isa 19:16 See also Isa 23:11 Pleas for God to Use His Powerful Hand Ps 74:11 See also Ps 10:12; 60:5 pp Ps 108:6; Ps 77:10; 144:7-8 God's Powerful Hand Used On His People's Behalf God redeems by his powerful hand Ps 138:7 See also 1Ki 8:41-42 pp 2Ch 6:32; Ps 98:1; Isa 11:11; Eze 20:21-22, 33-34; Mic 4:10 God redeemed Israel from Egypt by his powerful hand Ex 13:3 See also Ex 3:19-20; 13:9, 14; Dt 5:15; 7:8; Ne 1:10; Jer 32:21; Pa 9:15 God's hand ensures success for his people Isa 41:10 "righteous" has the sense of "victorious". See also Ps 16:8; 18:35; 89:21; Isa 42:6; 49:4 God's powerful hand is invincible Jn 10:29 See also Ps 139:10; Isa 43:13 God's hand protects his people Ezr 8:31 See also Ex 33:22-23; 1Ch 4:10; Ps 121:5; Isa 41:13; 49:2, 16; 62:3 God's hand inspires the prophets Jer 1:9 See also Isa 8:11; Jer 15:17; Eze 1:3; 3:14, 22; 33:22; 37:1; 40:1 God's hand fulfils his purposes Ezr 7:6 See also 2Ch 30:12; Ezr 7:9, 28; 8:18; Ne 2:8, 18; Pr 21:1; Ecc 2:24; Isa 45:1; Lk 1:66; Ac 11:21 God's Uplifted Hand Signifies his taking an oath Ne 9:15 See also Ex 6:8; Nu 14:30; Dt 32:40; Eze 47:14 Signifies his power Isa 9:12, 17, 21; 26:11 God's Right Hand Symbolises His Authority Ac 7:55-56 See also Ps 110:1; Ac 5:31; Ro 8:34; Col 3:1; Heb 1:3; 1Pe 3:22 God's Hand Must Be Recognised God requires submission under his hand 1Pe 5:6 See also Ro 10:21; Isa 65:2 The works of God's hand must be acknowledged Ps 28:5; 92:4; 143:5 Dictionary of Bible Themes: An Accessible and Comprehensive Tool for Topical Studies. Matthew