What does the Bible say about left hand of god?
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The Bible does not present “the left hand of God” as a fixed doctrine, but uses right and left imagery to communicate wisdom, honor, judgment, and human character. Proverbs 3:16 pictures Wisdom holding long life in her right hand and riches and honor in her left, showing that all true blessings come from God’s wise ordering. Ecclesiastes 10:2-3 contrasts the wise heart inclined to the right with the fool’s to the left, a figurative moral contrast rather than a statement about handedness. In Matthew 25:32-33, Christ places the sheep at his right and the goats at his left in final judgment. Yet Judges 3:15 shows God graciously using left-handed Ehud to deliver Israel.
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- Proverbs 3:16 28 votes
- Ecclesiastes 10:2-3 23 votes
- Matthew 25:32-33 23 votes
- Judges 3:15 21 votes
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