Throughout Scripture the hand is considered deeply significant. It is the extension of the person himself. Itis his power to labor with skill and his ability to fight against enemies. It is in his hands that man carries gifts to bestow upon others or he brings sacrifices to God. It is the hand that is joined with another’s to forge a friendship. The hand lifted up in oath is important in creating a covenant. Without hands, a man is pretty helpless. His hands are his strength and power to do.  

God speaks of His active power in the earth as His hands. Whenever God intervened mightily in the affairs of men, they sang His praise in terms of what His hands had done. The Father speaks of Jesus, the Messiah, as His hand. Jesus similarly speaks of the Holy Spirit as His continued power to act on earth after His ascension. 

Thy right hand, O LORD, is become glorious in power: thy right hand, O LORD, hath dashed in pieces the enemy (Exodus 15:6). 

More important than all, the hand is the vehicle of blessing. We lift our hands in worship and praise to bless God. We lift our hands, extend our hands, and lay hands upon others, to communicate the blessing of God through us as a human channel.