Dictionary of Bible Themes See also Used as a symbol of strength and as a means of expressing affection and relationship. Some ornaments are worn on the arm. Everyday uses of arms Numbers 11:12Numbers 20:11 carrying 2 Samuel 22:35hitting pp Ps 18:34 2 Kings 5:18; 7:2,17archery Support: Psalms 129:7Isaiah 17:5 Harvesting: Isaiah 44:12Hosea 11:3 craftsmanship teaching to walk Genesis 49:24The arm as a symbol of human strength Judges 15:14; 16:12Of physical strength in general Proverbs 31:17Isaiah 44:12 Ezekiel 30:24-25 See also Of strength for battle Job 35:9Jeremiah 48:25 The arm as a symbol of human weakness See also A broken arm expresses defeat Job 38:15Psalms 10:15 Ezekiel 30:21-22,24-25 Zechariah 11:17 Jeremiah 40:4 Acts 12:7 Restrained arms Job 26:2See also Feeble arms need to be strengthened Hebrews 12:12Job 40:9 See also Human arms are weak compared with God's strength 2 Chronicles 32:8Psalms 77:15 The arm of God as a symbol See also Of the might of God Psalms 89:10,13Isaiah 63:12 Jeremiah 27:5 Numbers 11:23 See also Of the power of God to save Exodus 6:6Deuteronomy 9:29; 33:27 2 Chronicles 6:32 Isaiah 53:1; 59:1,16 Deuteronomy 33:27 Of the eternity of God Psalms 98:1Isaiah 52:10 Of the holiness of God Genesis 45:14Arms as an expression of affection and greeting See also Used to embrace in greeting Genesis 29:13; 33:4; 46:29; 48:10Luke 15:20 Acts 20:37 Songs 2:6 See also Used to embrace a wife or lover Genesis 16:52 Samuel 12:8 Proverbs 5:20 Songs 8:3 Micah 7:5 Mark 10:16 See also Used to embrace the young Numbers 11:122 Samuel 12:3 1 Kings 17:19,23 2 Kings 4:16 Isaiah 49:22 Lamentations 2:12 Mark 9:36 Luke 2:28 Acts 20:10 Proverbs 31:20 Open arms express generosity See also 1 Kings 9:9Used in phrases expressing the adoption of false gods pp 2Ch 7:22 Songs 5:14The beauty of the arm See also Objects worn on the arm Genesis 24:30,47Ornaments Numbers 31:502 Samuel 1:10 Isaiah 3:18-19 Ezekiel 16:11; 23:42 Genesis 38:28,30 Identification marks Ezekiel 13:18,20See also Magic charms 1065 God, holiness of1105 God, power of 1140 God, the eternal 1210 God, human descriptions 1320 God as Saviour 1670 symbols 5140 breasts 5156 hand 5865 gestures 5915 ornaments 5956 strength, human 8359 weakness, spiritual |
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