What does this signify? Omnipotence.
1. His power to carry out His purpose. "To do whatsoever Thy hand and Thy counsel determined before to be done" (Act 4:28).
2. His power to provide. "Thou openest Thine hand and satisfiest the desire of every living thing" (Psa 145:16).
3. His power to preserve. "Neither shall any pluck them out of My hand" (Jhn 10:28-29).
4. His power to protect. "Thy right hand, O Lord, is become glorious in power" (Exd 15:6).
5. The power of His presence. "Behold an hand touched me which set me upon my knees and upon the palms of my hands" (Dan 10:10).
6. His power to perform His promise. "The Lord thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand, and by a stretched out arm" (Deu 5:15).
7. His power to punish. "David…saw the angel of the Lord…having a drawn sword in His hand" (1Ch 21:16).