Laying on of hands

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An action of God or human beings, often understood to convey healing, blessing or the gift of the Holy Spirit. It also indicates the conferring of authority upon individuals for the purpose of ministry.

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Laying on of hands and the communication of gifts

Laying on of hands communicates God’s blessing

Mark 10:16 LEB

And after taking them into his arms, he blessed them, placing his hands on them.

Laying on of hands conveys God’s healing

Luke 4:40 LEB

Now as the sun was setting, all who had those who were sick with various diseases brought them to him, and placing his hands on every one of them, he healed them.

See also Mt 8:3 the man with leprosy; Mt 9:18 Jairus’ daughter; Mt 9:29–30; Mk 6:5; Mk 7:32–35; Mk 16:18; Lk 13:13 the crippled woman; Ac 28:8; Jas 5:14

Laying on of hands conveys the gift of the Holy Spirit

Acts 8:17 LEB

Then they placed their hands on them and they received the Holy Spirit.

See also Dt 34:9; Ac 8:19; Ac 9:17; Ac 19:6

Laying on of hands conveys reassurance

Revelation 1:17 LEB

And when I saw him, I fell at his feet like a dead person, and he placed his right hand on me, saying, “Do not be afraid! I am the first and the last,

Laying on of hands in commissioning for service

Numbers 27:18–23 LEB

Then Yahweh said to Moses, “Take Joshua son of Nun, a man in whom is the spirit, and place your hand on him. Have him stand before Eleazar the priest and before the entire community, and commission him in their sight. You will give to him from your authority so that the entire community of Israel will obey him. He will stand before Eleazar the priest, who will ask for him by the decision of the Urim before Yahweh. On his command they will go out, and at his command they will come in, both he and all of the Israelites with him, the entire community.” Moses did just as Yahweh commanded him, and he took Joshua and set him before Eleazar the priest and before the entire community. And he placed his hands on him and commissioned him just as Yahweh spoke by the hand of Moses.

See also Nu 8:10; Dt 34:9; Ac 6:6; Ac 13:3; 1 Ti 4:14; 1 Ti 5:22; 2 Ti 1:6

Laying on of hands in the OT sacrificial system

Laying on of hands in sin offerings

Leviticus 16:21 LEB

And Aaron shall place his two hands on the living goat’s head, and he shall confess over it all the Israelites’ iniquities and all their transgressions for all their sins, and he shall put them on the goat’s head, and he shall send it away into the desert with a man standing ready.

See also Ex 29:10; Le 4:4; Le 4:15; Le 8:14; 2 Ch 29:23

Laying on of hands in other offerings

Leviticus 1:4 LEB

“ ‘He must lay his hand on the head of the burnt offering and it will be accepted for him in order to make atonement for him.

See also Ex 29:15; Ex 29:19; Le 3:1–2; Le 8:18; Le 8:22

Laying on of hands without reference to God

Laying hands on people with intent to harm

Ge 37:27; Jos 2:19; 1 Sa 23:7; 1 Sa 26:9–11; 1 Sa 26:23; Is 11:14; Lk 21:12

Laying on of hands in punishment

Le 24:14; Ne 13:21

The metaphorical laying of God’s hand on people

God’s hand brings favour

Nehemiah 2:8 LEB

Also, a letter to Asaph, keeper of the king’s land reserve, that he should give me timber for laying the beams for the gates of the citadel of the house and for the walls of the city, and for the house which I will enter.” And the king gave permission to me, according to the good hand of God on me.

See also Ezr 7:6; Ezr 7:28; Ezr 8:18; Ne 2:18

God’s hand brings protection

Ezra 8:31 LEB

On the twelfth day of the first month we set out from the river of Ahava to go to Jerusalem. The hand of our God was on us and he delivered us from the hand of the enemy and from ambushing on the way.

God’s hand brings prophetic revelation

Ezekiel 1:3 LEB

the word of Yahweh came clearly to Ezekiel the son of Buzi, the priest, in the land of the Chaldeans at the Kebar River, and the hand of Yahweh was on him there.

See also Eze 3:14; Eze 3:22; Eze 8:1; Eze 33:22; Eze 37:1; Eze 40:1

God’s hand brings judgment

Exodus 7:4 LEB

And Pharaoh will not listen to you, and I will put my hand into Egypt and bring out my divisions, my people, the Israelites, from the land of Egypt with great punishments.