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What does the Bible say about hand of god?

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The Bible teaches that God’s mighty hand sovereignly rules, protects, saves, disciplines, and sustains His people, calling them to humble trust. Believers are to humble themselves under His hand, confident that He will lift them up in His time (1 Peter 5:6). His hand is powerful against His enemies and strong to uphold the fearful and weak (Exodus 15:6; Isaiah 41:10, 13-14). The Father’s hand securely keeps Christ’s sheep (John 10:29), while His gracious hand guides those who seek Him in prayer and fasting (Ezra 8:21-23; Acts 11:21). Though God’s people may feel forgotten, He remembers them with covenant love (Isaiah 49:14-16).

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  • 1 Peter 5:6

    Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time;

  • Isaiah 41:10

    Don't you be afraid, for I am with you; don't be dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you; yes, I will help you; yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.

  • John 10:29

    My Father, who has given them to me, is greater than all. No one is able to snatch them out of my Father's hand.

  • Ezra 8:21-23

    [21] Then I proclaimed a fast there, at the river Ahava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, to seek of him a straight way for us, and for our little ones, and for all our substance. [22] For I was ashamed to ask of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way, because we had spoken to the king, saying, The hand of our God is on all those who seek him, for good; but his power and his wrath is against all those who forsake him. [23] So we fasted and begged our God for this: and he was entreated of us.

  • Psalms 110:1

    > Yahweh says to my Lord, "Sit at my right hand, Until I make your enemies your footstool for your feet."

  • Exodus 15:6

    Your right hand, Yahweh, is glorious in power, Your right hand, Yahweh, dashes the enemy in pieces.

  • Isaiah 49:14-16

    [14] But Zion said, Yahweh has forsaken me, and the Lord has forgotten me. [15] Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yes, these may forget, yet I will not forget you. [16] Behold, I have engraved you on the palms of my hands; your walls are continually before me.

  • Isaiah 41:13-14

    [13] For I, Yahweh your God, will hold your right hand, saying to you, Don't be afraid; I will help you. [14] Don't be afraid, you worm Jacob, and you men of Israel; I will help you, says Yahweh, and your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.

  • Isaiah 48:13

    Yes, my hand has laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand has spread out the heavens: when I call to them, they stand up together.

  • Acts 11:21

    The hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number believed and turned to the Lord.

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