The term "out-stretched" in the Bible often refers to the extension of God's hand or arm, symbolizing His power, authority, and readiness to act on behalf of His people. This imagery is prevalent throughout the Scriptures, illustrating God's intervention, protection, and judgment.

Divine Power and Deliverance

One of the most significant uses of the "out-stretched" arm is in the context of God's deliverance of the Israelites from Egypt. 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 signifies God's mighty power to save and His active involvement in the liberation of His people.

Similarly, Deuteronomy 4:34 recounts, "Or has any god ever tried to take for himself one 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?" This passage emphasizes the uniqueness of God's intervention and His unparalleled ability to deliver His chosen people.

Judgment and Sovereignty

The outstretched arm of God is also associated with His judgment upon the nations. In Jeremiah 21:5 , God warns, "I Myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and a mighty arm, with anger, fury, and great wrath." This depiction underscores God's sovereignty and His capacity to execute judgment against those who oppose His will.

Protection and Guidance

In addition to deliverance and judgment, the outstretched arm of God is a symbol of His protection and guidance. Psalm 136:12 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 protective nature of God's outstretched arm, assuring believers of His constant care and guidance.

Messianic Fulfillment

The concept of the outstretched arm finds its ultimate fulfillment in the person and work of Jesus Christ. Through His sacrificial death and resurrection, Christ extends God's saving power to all humanity. The imagery of the outstretched arm can be seen as a foreshadowing of the redemptive work accomplished through Christ, who offers salvation to all who believe.

In summary, the "out-stretched" arm in the Bible is a powerful metaphor for God's active presence in the world. It conveys His ability to deliver, judge, protect, and guide His people, ultimately pointing to the redemptive work of Jesus Christ.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 ...
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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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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 ...
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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 . ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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. ...
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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. ...
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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. ...
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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 ...
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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. ...
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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 ...
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Outstretched (40 Occurrences)
...Outstretched (40 Occurrences). ... (BBE). 1 Kings 8:7 For their wings were outstretched
over the place where the ark was, covering the ark and its rods. (BBE). ...
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Out-stretched (17 Occurrences)
Out-stretched. Outstretched, Out-stretched. Outstrip . Multi-Version Concordance ...
(WBS). Outstretched, Out-stretched. Outstrip . Reference Bible.
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Arm (110 Occurrences)
... deliver, support, conquer. His "outstretched arm" delivered Israel from Egypt
(Exodus 6:6 Deuteronomy 4:34, etc.). They support: "Underneath ...
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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). ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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