Once again, what's written is not my own, but from a magazine(Present Truth), thought would share it with you :)
The prophet Isaiah has a lot to tell us about the hands of God. His experience of God was so intimate that he gives descriptions of the shape, motion, gestures, and unique features of the hands of God.
Cupped Hand
"Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance? (Isaiah 40.12)
Isaiah imagined all the oceans, seas, lakes, rivers, and puddles of the world as being a drop of water in the hollow of the hand of God. The image of the cupped hand of God holding the oceans emphasies the capacity of His hands. The sheer scale of what He upholds, His strength, support, and power are all beautifully portrayed in this image. It is good to know that such a majestic God upholds us. The cupped hand compliments the image of the flat span of the hand of God measuring the hundreds of billions of galaxies in our universe. Our God is great!
Clasped Hand
"For I the LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, Saying unto thee,"Fear not; I will help thee." (Isaiah 41.13)
There is always something touching about seeing humans holding hands. Whether it is a wife at the bedside holding onto her husband's hand in the last stages of life, a father holding onto the hand of his young child or a newly married couple holding hands having taken their wedding vows; all these examples evoke emotion. This verse is saying, however, that our Majestic God holds our hand. He then whispers "Fear not; I will help you". This beautiful image of our hand clasped in the hand of God emphasises the tenderness and confidence we gain from His Hands. The blind man in Mark chapter 8 would have had many people take him by the hand and at times no doubt he would lack confidence and stumble, but on one occasion he felt the hand of God. It was Christ Himself that took him by the hand and walked him out of the town. We feel sure he never stumbled that day! He would never have experienced such confidence. Are we not all able to think of moments when we have experienced the very hand of Christ clasped in our own? Like the blind man we often do not know where we are going but we do know that He is with us and cares for us. Our God is kind!
Covering Hand
"... in the shadow of His hand hath He hid Me, and made Me a polished shaft; in His quiver hath He hid Me; (Isaiah 49.2)
In the previous image the cupped Hand of God was facing upwards now it is facing downwards. The hand of God is now covering us. It is above us. The noblest meaning of this image relates to the Person of Christ in His concealment during the days at Nazareth and in Galilee. He was God's "polished shaft" hidden in concealment for 30 years of divine preparation before His years of public ministry and released to the accomplishment of God's purpose. However, Isaiah did not think he was personally exempt from such a promise - "in the shadow of his hand hath he hid me". It suggests protection, concealment, covering of something valuable to God. Is it not wonderful to know that we are covered by the very hand of God? We are in a place of safety. The Saviour could speak of believer being in His hands and His Father's hands adding, "no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hands" (John 10.29). With such a double seal of protection surely we are blessed. Our God is good!
Cut Hands
"Behold, I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands; thy walls are continually before me" (Isaiah 49.16)
The hands of God are now open. The palms of His hands are clearly seen. The word 'graven' meants to 'cut into'. It signifies the fact that the memory of that which is engraven in His hands cannot be effaced. We are special to God and we are graven in the palms of His hands. The fact that our names are on his shoulders - place of strength - and His heart - place of affection - is wonderful too (Exodus 28.21,29), but it is precious to know that we are cut into His hands. The wounds of Calvary are for us. He is interested in the people, "thee", and the place where His people dwell in the House of God, "thy walls". We are written on His hands. What a thought!
Our God is love!
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