02/02/2025
With my Hands Raised!✋️🤚
We raise our hands in worship, in prayer, praise and thanksgiving to express not only our spiritual emotions or intentions, but express our willingness to surrender in adoration, and humility to the Most High God.
When we raise our hands, we are giving way and full control to YHVH and trust that He will lead us in all plans He desired for us. With our hands raised we express vulnerability and trust that YHVH will protect us from all evil.
Throughout the Scriptures our attention is brought to the mighty power of YHVH when hands are raised. All splendour and glory are shining forth as we raise our hands in Glorifying His Holy Name.
YHVH Is our Banner, and Power of our Raised Hands.
“So Yoshua fought against the Amalekites, just as Moshe had ordered. Moshe, Aaron and Hur went to the top of the hill. As long as Moshe held up his hands, the Yisraelites were winning."
When we lift our hands, we express that YHVH's plans are better than ours. When a child needs to be picked up by the parent, the child will raise both hands.
Raised hands remind us that YHVH is our defender! The Yisraelites sang and played instruments as they marched into battle, and YHVH gave them victory. In the same way, we and proclaim victory through the higher Power that helped us overcome spiritual battles and challenges that we face each day.
The open hand shape, resembling a hand of of oath, adoration and praise.
The Psalms mention YHVH’s right hand, invoking His protection, salvation and intervention on behalf of His people.
Psalm 110:1:
'Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool.'"
While the open hand is a sign of asking YHVH for direction, it also ward off evil. The hand is likewise mentioned as a righteousness symbol of the Holy Spirit.
The "right hand" ranges from a direction or instructions given and is the opposite of wrong,. The right hand is considered to be more powerful in Scripture and is used when an Oath is made.
In the case of division or appointment in the Scripture, the right hand is the ruling.
The term "YHVH’s right hand" in prophecy refers to His Salvation and Saving Grace. YHVH's rightful and secure promises are in Salvation.
The hand of oath is given when a couple in a deep relationship agreeing to become one and no longer be divided. The right hands are placed upon oneonother while it is binded together when the bride and groom is given in marriage.
The right hand of Oath states "So help me God".
While the ring is a signet (sign of contract established), it is placed these days on the left hand due to a oath so often broken.
Salvation belongs to YHVH. YHVH promises the future salvation of His people in absolute certainty and it needs to be continuously part of every believer's thoughts, prayers and intersession.
The meaning "yeshua” is a Hebrew word coming from a root meaning: "Salvation ", to be saved, to be delivered and to be free.
To receive salvation is to be "victorious”. Refusing Salvation, will surely leave you as a captive. While many refuse the truth, they experience living in darkness. The truth is not to condemn us, but setting us free.
Isaiah 48:13:
"Indeed My hand has laid the foundation of the earth, and My right hand has stretched out the heavens"
Individuals harden their hearts and deny the truth, because their spirit has been taken captive, believing only what their minds perceived.
The word pointing towards Salvation is in the this prophesy as a unique deliverer that will be sent by YHVH Himself.
This salvation is cast in absolute certainty as Isaiah 62 describes Salvation as never seen before. In that day when YHVH will make Yerushalayim the centre of praise, throughout the entire earth.
Salvation will be accompanied by the righteousness of YHVH, when He dawns down and shine His light on Yerushalayim. Yerushalayim will be the centre of salvation and will be called by a new name given by YHVH Himself.
The splendour and attractiveness of the future time of salvation for Yerushalayim the is compared with a royal crown in YHVH's hand.The crown will be in His hand and in those days Yerushalayim will be the crowned by His. Everyone will see and know that this is a salvation brought about by YHVHs own hands, since the very first day He had begun His involvement with them.
Instead of being called “Forsaken” and “Deserted”, the two names “Chevtsivah” (“My delight is in her”) and “Beulah” (“Married one”) will be given to those who have received salvation out of YHVH's hand. This is the "marriage" metaphor that is used repeatedly throughout Scriptures.
The highways need to be built, stumbling stones need to be removed, and banners need to be lifted up, because YHVH had proclaimed to the ends of the earth:
“See, the deliverance of Tsiyon has come; see, His reward is with Him, and His work before Him”.
The deliverance to come is based upon such certainty and such inescapable truth that Noone can deny His Truth.
While we stand making an Oath, we raise our open right had to declare we speak the truth.
Psalm 144:11
Rescue me and deliver me from the hand of my enemies, whose mouths speak lies and whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
We lift our hands to give You Glory. We lift our hands to give you praise. We will praise You
Lifting our hands to honor You.Even in the New Testament it is our hands that symbolizes our lives.
The apostle Paul stated in 1 Timothy 2:8. “I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up Holy hands” , expressing his deeply felt longing that men everywhere would present themselves as dedicated and consecrated to YHVH
Psalms 63:4
I will praise you as long as I live, and in Your Name I will lift up my hands.
While lifting our hands raised in thanksgiving, praise and honor is so important, we also the to heart that it is for our love and purpose of Salvation.
Your right hand spells the name "Yeshua" in Hebrew, which is "Salvation". In Scripture every fleck, stroke, Yot, and line somehow pointing to the Messiah.
Psalm 18:35
"You have also given me the shield of Your salvation, and yYour right hand has upheld me, and your kindness has made me great.".
Consider to surrender in openness to YHVH's will, and a desire to receive blessings by lifting your hands for YHVH's salvation in your life.
Nehemiah 8:6
Then Ezra blessed YHVH the Almighty God. And all the people answered, “Amein, Amein!” while lifting up their hands; then they bowed low and worshiped YHVH with their faces to the ground.
Daniel 12:7, specifically describes a period of intense tribulation and persecution which symbolically is a representation of a severe period of testing and suffering before the ultimate salvation will take place.
In this Daniel describes the lifting of both hands towards heaven and swore by our everlasting Elohiym.
Daniel 12:7
I heard the man dressed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, as he raised his right hand and his left toward heaven, and swore by Him who lives forever that it would be for a time, times, and half a time; and as soon as they finish shattering the power of the holy people, all these events will be completed
Right hand is used to roclaim blessing. Even in the high five raised originally derived from making a agreement of Oath or general. .With my body I honor Thee. My body will adore You, and Your body alone will I worship.
I will with my body, declare Your worth. Therefore I Raise my praise in Thanksgiving.
Psalm 141:1-2
O YHVH, I call upon you; hasten to me! Give ear to my voice when I call to you! Let my prayer be counted as incense before You, and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice!”
Psalm 143:6
“I stretch out my hands to You; my soul thirsts for You like a parched land”
2 Chronicles 6:12-13
“Then Solomon stood before the altar of YHVH in the presence of all the assembly of Israel and spread out his hands. Solomon had made a bronze platform five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high, and had set it in the court, and he stood on it. Then he knelt on his knees in the presence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread out his hands toward heaven”
Ezra 9:5
“And at the evening sacrifice I rose from my fasting, with my garment and my cloak torn, and fell upon my knees and spread out my hands to YHVH my Elohim ”
Nehemiah 8:6
“And Ezra blessed YHVH, the great Elohim, and all the people answered, ‘Amein, Amein,’ lifting up their hands. And they bowed their heads and worshiped YHVH with their faces to the ground”
Lamentations 3:41
“Let us lift up our hearts and hands to YHVH in heaven”
1 Timothy 2:8
“I desire then that in every place the men should pray, lifting holy hands without anger or quarreling”
We receive with arms wide open. We receive with open hands. We give honor to show He is The Highest
YHVH is Elohim Adonai Allmighty and if we bow down with our hands like the pagans do we are not giving Him The Authority over us
We must not go with the flow but stand on the word of YHVH. If it is written in Scripture "so be it" Amein!
This is just a short list regarding the blessings in our hands. Let us use our hands for its right purposes.
Be blessed and stay blessed 🌷