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The term "outstretched" in the Bible often refers to the imagery of God's power and intervention in the affairs of humanity, particularly in the context of deliverance and judgment. This imagery is frequently associated with God's mighty hand and His ability to act decisively on behalf of His people.

Divine Deliverance

One of the most prominent uses of "outstretched" is in the context of the Exodus narrative, where God delivers the Israelites from Egyptian bondage. In Exodus 6:6 , God declares, "Therefore tell the Israelites: ‘I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the yoke of the Egyptians. I will free you from being slaves to them, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm and with mighty acts of judgment.'" Here, the "outstretched arm" symbolizes God's active and powerful intervention to liberate His people.

This theme is reiterated in Deuteronomy 4:34 , where Moses reminds the Israelites of God's unique acts: "Or has any god tried to take as his own a nation out of another nation, by trials, signs, and wonders, by war, by a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, and by great and awesome deeds, like all the things the LORD your God did for you in Egypt before your very eyes?"

Judgment and Sovereignty

The imagery of the outstretched arm is not limited to deliverance but also extends to God's judgment upon nations. In Jeremiah 21:5 , God warns of His impending judgment against Jerusalem: "I Myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and a mighty arm, with anger, fury, and great wrath." Here, the outstretched hand signifies God's readiness to execute judgment against those who oppose His will.

Similarly, in Ezekiel 20:33-34 , God speaks of regathering His people with an outstretched arm, emphasizing both His sovereignty and His commitment to His covenant: "As surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, I will reign over you with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm and with outpoured wrath. With a mighty hand and an outstretched arm and with outpoured wrath, I will bring you out from the peoples and gather you from the countries to which you have been scattered."

Symbol of Strength and Protection

The outstretched arm also serves as a symbol of God's strength and protection. In Psalm 136:12 , the psalmist praises God for His enduring love and mighty acts: "with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, His loving devotion endures forever." This verse highlights the dual nature of God's outstretched arm as both a source of deliverance and a testament to His steadfast love.

Conclusion

The concept of the "outstretched" arm or hand in the Bible is a powerful metaphor for God's active involvement in the world. It underscores His ability to deliver, judge, and protect, reflecting His omnipotence and unwavering commitment to His people. Through this imagery, believers are reminded of God's faithfulness and the assurance of His presence in times of need.

Greek

3712. orguia -- a fathom (the length of the outstretched arms)
... a fathom (the length of the outstretched arms). Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: orguia Phonetic Spelling: (org-wee-ah') Short Definition: a ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3712.htm - 6k

2749. keimai -- to be laid, lie
... be appointed, lay, lie. Middle voice of a primary verb; to lie outstretched (literally
or figuratively) -- be (appointed, laid up, made, set), lay, lie. ...
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4352. proskuneo -- to do reverence to
... basic meaning of 4352 (), in the opinion of most scholars, is to . . .On Egyptian
reliefs worshipers are represented with outstretched hand throwing ...
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Strong's Hebrew

5186. natah -- to stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend
... 1), incline (27), inclined (7), intended (1), leaning (1), lengthen (1), lengthened
(1), lengthens (1), let down (1), offer (1), outstretched (17), pervert (4 ...
/hebrew/5186.htm - 7k

4473. mimshach -- perhaps expanded or far-reaching wings
... anointed. From mashach, in the sense of expansion; outspread (ie With outstretched
wings) -- anointed. see HEBREW mashach. 4472, 4473. mimshach. 4474 . ...
/hebrew/4473.htm - 6k

Library

Jesus --"All Blessing and all Blest"
... Those outstretched hands upon the cross are spread wide in benediction, and they
are fastened there as if they would remain outstretched till the whole world ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 37 1891/jesusall blessing and all blest.htm

Breaking with God.
... In Isaiah's first chapter God Himself speaking says, "When you stretch out your
hands""the way they prayed, standing with outstretched hands""I will shut ...
//christianbookshelf.org/gordon/quiet talks on prayer/breaking with god.htm

Israel in Egypt
... With a high hand and an outstretched arm, our God has led us forth from the place
of our captivity, and joyfully we pursue our way through the wilderness. ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 3 1857/israel in egypt.htm

God's Need of Men who Pray
... supplication. Outstretched hands stand for an appeal for help. ... conduct. Hands
outstretched to God in prayer must be "holy hands," unstained hands. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/bounds/the weapon of prayer/iv gods need of men.htm

Book ii. --Of the Harmony of the Old and New Laws.
... 210 Upon what day or in what place did fall. Most famous Adam, or outstretched
his hand. ... 215 'Countering, outstretched His hands, and, penalty. ...
/.../fathers of the third century tertullian appendix/book ii of the harmony of.htm

Intercessory Prayer
... Lord, in ceasing to pray for you." Or bethink you of Solomon, and of his earnest
intercession at the opening of the temple, when, with outstretched hands he ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 7 1861/intercessory prayer.htm

The Veil Rent
... There was the mercy-seat, with the outstretched wings of the cherubim; there were
the dimly pictured forms on the tapestry hangings; there was silence deep as ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture b/the veil rent.htm

'The Hands of the Mighty God of Jacob'
... But 'he that is joined to the Lord is one spirit,' and he that clasps Christ's
outstretched hand of help with his outstretched hand of weakness, holds Him with ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture k/the hands of the mighty.htm

The Brethren in Poland, 1548-1570.
... With outstretched hands the Lutherans advanced to meet the Brethren, and with
outstretched hands the Brethren advanced to meet the Lutherans. ...
/.../hutton/history of the moravian church/chapter ix the brethren in.htm

Three Aspects of Faith
... is suggested not so much the figure of building upon a foundation, as of some feeble
man resting upon a strong stay, or clinging to an outstretched and mighty ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture i/three aspects of faith.htm

Thesaurus

Outstretched (40 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Outstretched (40 Occurrences). Acts 26:1 Then
Agrippa said to Paul, "You have permission to speak about ...
/o/outstretched.htm - 19k

Arm (110 Occurrences)
... deliver, support, conquer. His "outstretched arm" delivered Israel from Egypt
(Exodus 6:6 Deuteronomy 4:34, etc.). They support: "Underneath ...
/a/arm.htm - 42k

Winged (69 Occurrences)
... (BBE). Exodus 25:20 And their wings are to be outstretched over the cover, and the
winged ones are to be opposite one another, facing the cover. (BBE). ...
/w/winged.htm - 26k

Miraculous (54 Occurrences)
... and take him a nation from the midst of another nation, by trials, by signs, and
by wonders, and by war, and by a mighty hand, and by an outstretched arm, and ...
/m/miraculous.htm - 20k

Wonders (111 Occurrences)
... and take him a nation from the midst of another nation, by trials, by signs, and
by wonders, and by war, and by a mighty hand, and by an outstretched arm, and ...
/w/wonders.htm - 35k

Stretched (234 Occurrences)
... and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid
you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm, and ...
/s/stretched.htm - 38k

Necks (28 Occurrences)
... me. (KJV WBS). Psalms 75:5 Let not your horn be lifted up: let no more words
of pride come from your outstretched necks. (BBE). Isaiah ...
/n/necks.htm - 15k

Fathom (5 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary (Old AS faethm, "bosom, " or the outstretched
arms), a span of six feet (Acts 27:28). Gr. orguia (from ...
/f/fathom.htm - 9k

Trials (11 Occurrences)
... and take him a nation from the midst of another nation, by trials, by signs, and
by wonders, and by war, and by a mighty hand, and by an outstretched arm, and ...
/t/trials.htm - 9k

Prays (14 Occurrences)
... 1 Kings 8:42 for they shall hear of Thy great name, and of Thy mighty hand, and
of Thine outstretched arm--when he shall come and pray toward this house; (See ...
/p/prays.htm - 10k

Resources

How do the elements of the Passover Seder point to Christ? | GotQuestions.org

What day is the Sabbath, Saturday or Sunday? Do Christians have to observe the Sabbath day? | GotQuestions.org

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Outstretched: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Outstretched (40 Occurrences)

Acts 26:1
Then Agrippa said to Paul, "You have permission to speak about yourself." So Paul, with outstretched arm, proceeded to make his defence.
(WEY)

Romans 8:19
For all creation, gazing eagerly as if with outstretched neck, is waiting and longing to see the manifestation of the sons of God.
(WEY)

Exodus 6:1
And the Lord said to Moses, Now you will see what I am about to do to Pharaoh; for by a strong hand he will be forced to let them go, driving them out of his land because of my outstretched arm.
(BBE)

Exodus 6:6
Therefore tell the children of Israel,'I am Yahweh, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with an outstretched arm, and with great judgments:
(WEB JPS ASV NAS RSV NIV)

Exodus 25:20
And their wings are to be outstretched over the cover, and the winged ones are to be opposite one another, facing the cover.
(BBE)

Deuteronomy 4:34
Or has God tried to go and take him a nation from the midst of another nation, by trials, by signs, and by wonders, and by war, and by a mighty hand, and by an outstretched arm, and by great terrors, according to all that Yahweh your God did for you in Egypt before your eyes?
(WEB JPS ASV NAS RSV NIV)

Deuteronomy 5:15
You shall remember that you were a servant in the land of Egypt, and Yahweh your God brought you out of there by a mighty hand and by an outstretched arm: therefore Yahweh your God commanded you to keep the Sabbath day.
(WEB JPS ASV NAS RSV NIV)

Deuteronomy 7:19
the great trials which your eyes saw, and the signs, and the wonders, and the mighty hand, and the outstretched arm, by which Yahweh your God brought you out: so shall Yahweh your God do to all the peoples of whom you are afraid.
(WEB JPS ASV NAS RSV NIV)

Deuteronomy 9:29
Yet they are your people and your inheritance, which you brought out by your great power and by your outstretched arm."
(WEB JPS ASV NAS RSV NIV)

Deuteronomy 11:2
Know this day: for I don't speak with your children who have not known, and who have not seen the chastisement of Yahweh your God, his greatness, his mighty hand, and his outstretched arm,
(WEB JPS ASV NAS RSV NIV)

Deuteronomy 26:8
and Yahweh brought us forth out of Egypt with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with great terror, and with signs, and with wonders;
(WEB KJV JPS ASV NAS RSV NIV)

Deuteronomy 32:11
As an eagle, teaching her young to make their flight, with her wings outstretched over them, takes them up on her strong feathers:
(BBE)

Deuteronomy 32:41
If I make sharp my shining sword, and my hand is outstretched for judging, I will give punishment to those who are against me, and their right reward to my haters.
(BBE)

Joshua 8:26
For Joshua did not take back his hand with the outstretched spear till the destruction of the people of Ai was complete.
(BBE)

1 Kings 6:24
With outstretched wings five cubits wide; the distance from the edge of one wing to the edge of the other was ten cubits.
(BBE)

1 Kings 6:27
These were placed inside the inner house, their outstretched wings touching the walls of the house, one touching one wall and one the other, while their other wings were touching in the middle.
(BBE)

1 Kings 8:7
For their wings were outstretched over the place where the ark was, covering the ark and its rods.
(BBE)

1 Kings 8:42
(for they shall hear of your great name, and of your mighty hand, and of your outstretched arm); when he shall come and pray toward this house;
(WEB JPS ASV NAS RSV NIV)

1 Kings 8:54
And it cometh to pass, at Solomon's finishing to pray unto Jehovah all this prayer and supplication, he hath risen from before the altar of Jehovah, from bending on his knees, and his hands spread out to the heavens,
(See RSV)

2 Kings 17:36
but you shall fear Yahweh, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt with great power and with an outstretched arm, and you shall bow yourselves to him, and you shall sacrifice to him.
(WEB JPS ASV BBE NAS RSV NIV)

1 Chronicles 28:18
And the best gold for the altar of perfumes; and gold for the design of the carriage, for the winged ones whose wings were outstretched covering the ark of the Lord's agreement.
(BBE)

2 Chronicles 3:11
Their outstretched wings were twenty cubits across; one wing, five cubits long, touching the wall of the house, and the other, of the same size, meeting the wing of the other winged one.
(BBE)

2 Chronicles 3:13
Their outstretched wings were twenty cubits across; they were placed upright on their feet, facing the inner part of the house.
(BBE)

2 Chronicles 5:8
For their wings were outstretched over the place where the ark was, covering the ark and its rods.
(BBE)

2 Chronicles 6:32
Moreover concerning the foreigner, who is not of your people Israel, when he shall come from a far country for your great name's sake, and your mighty hand, and your outstretched arm; when they shall come and pray toward this house:
(WEB JPS ASV BBE NAS RSV NIV)

Ezra 6:12
And may the God who has made it a resting-place for his name send destruction on all kings and peoples whose hands are outstretched to make any change in this or to do damage to this house of God at Jerusalem. I, Darius, have given this order, let it be done with all care.
(BBE)

Job 15:26
He runneth against him, with outstretched neck, with the thick bosses of his bucklers;
(DBY)

Psalms 75:5
Let not your horn be lifted up: let no more words of pride come from your outstretched necks.
(BBE NIV)

Psalms 136:12
With a strong hand, and with an outstretched arm; for his loving kindness endures forever:
(WEB JPS ASV BBE NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 3:16
Moreover Yahweh said, "Because the daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with outstretched necks and flirting eyes, walking to trip as they go, jingling ornaments on their feet;
(WEB ASV BBE RSV NIV)

Isaiah 8:8
And it will come on into Judah; rushing on and overflowing, till the waters are up to the neck; *** and his outstretched wings will be covering the land from side to side: for God is with us.
(BBE)

Isaiah 31:5
Like birds with outstretched wings, so will the Lord of armies be a cover to Jerusalem; he will be a cover and salvation for it, going over it he will keep it from danger.
(BBE DBY)

Jeremiah 21:5
I myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, even in anger, and in wrath, and in great indignation.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE NAS RSV NIV)

Jeremiah 27:5
I have made the earth, the men and the animals that are on the surface of the earth, by my great power and by my outstretched arm; and I give it to whom it seems right to me.
(WEB KJV JPS ASV BBE DBY NAS RSV NIV)

Jeremiah 32:17
Ah Lord Yahweh! Behold, you have made the heavens and the earth by your great power and by your outstretched arm; there is nothing too hard for you,
(WEB JPS ASV BBE NAS RSV NIV)

Jeremiah 32:21
and brought forth your people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs, and with wonders, and with a strong hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with great terror;
(WEB JPS ASV BBE NAS RSV NIV)

Lamentations 1:17
Zion's hands are outstretched; she has no comforter; the Lord has given orders to the attackers of Jacob round about him: Jerusalem has become like an unclean thing among them.
(BBE)

Ezekiel 20:33
As I live, says the Lord Yahweh, surely with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with wrath poured out, will I be king over you:
(WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY NAS RSV NIV)

Ezekiel 20:34
and I will bring you out from the peoples, and will gather you out of the countries in which you are scattered, with a mighty hand, and with an outstretched arm, and with wrath poured out;
(WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY NAS RSV NIV)

Daniel 12:3
And those who are wise will be shining like the light of the outstretched sky; and those by whom numbers have been turned to righteousness will be like the stars for ever and ever.
(BBE)

Subtopics

Outstretched

Related Terms

Out-stretched (17 Occurrences)

Arm (110 Occurrences)

Winged (69 Occurrences)

Miraculous (54 Occurrences)

Wonders (111 Occurrences)

Stretched (234 Occurrences)

Necks (28 Occurrences)

Fathom (5 Occurrences)

Trials (11 Occurrences)