Hands in the Bible represent power, the force with which things are put into action. To be specific, they represent the power of spiritual good -- which is the love of others and serving others -- expressed through spiritual truth -- which is an understanding and knowledge of what it is to love and serve others. This is in contrast to the feet, which represent power on the natural level, and a “rod,” which represents the power of the hand passed down into external or natural ideas. In a few cases in the Bible, hands also represent communication and a drawing together. This is true when people lift their hands to heaven or to Jehovah, and also when the Lord touches children or touches people to heal them.

8345. 'And Moses caused Israel to travel on from the Sea Suph' means a further stage in accordance with the order as made known by God's truth, after they had passed through a region of hell. This is clear from the meaning of 'travelling on' as a further stage and a continuation so far as life and the proper order of it are concerned, dealt with in 4375, 4554, 4585, 5996, 8181; from the representation of 'Moses' as God's truth, dealt with in 7010, 7014, 7382, so that 'Moses caused them to travel on' means a further stage in accordance with the order made known by God's truth; from the representation of 'Israel' as those belonging to the spiritual Church who had been held back on the lower earth until the Lord's Coming, when they were delivered, dealt with in 6854, 6914, 7828, 7932, 8018, 8321; and from the meaning of 'the Sea Suph' as the hell where those belonging to the Church were who had upheld faith separated from charity and led a life of evil, dealt with in 8099, 8137, 8148. For the fact that when those represented by 'Israel' had been delivered they were led through the hell meant by 'the Sea Suph', see 8099.