Hananiah in Biblical History

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Who is Hananiah?
HANANI'AH
(whom God hath given). 1. A false prophet and contemporary with Jeremiah. He prophesied that the vessels of the Lord's house would be brought back from Babylon two years after the date of the prophecy, Jer 28:3. In token of deliverance from the bondage of Babylon, he broke the wooden yoke which Jeremiah wore in accordance with the divine command. Jeremiah was deceived by his pretensions, but subsequently called him a deceiver to his face, and prophesied his early death. He died that year, Jer 28:17. Hananiah's case is an instance of the false prophets with whom the true prophets came into conflict. 2. A Benjamite chief, 1 Chr 8:24. 3. One of the sons of Heman, 1 Chr 25:4, 1 Chr 25:23. 4. One of Uzziah's captains, 2 Chr 26:11. 5. One who had a foreign wife, Ezr 10:28. 6, 7. Two repairers of the wall of Jerusalem, Neh 3:8, Neh 3:30. 8, The "ruler of the palace," whom Nehemiah appointed to share with his brother the charge of the gates of Jerusalem, Neh 7:2. 9, One who signed the covenant, Neh 10:23. 10, 11, Two priests, Neh 12:12, Ex 12:41. 12, A son of Zerubabbel, 1 Chr 3:19, 1 Chr 3:21. 13, The father of one of Jehoiakim's princes, Jer 36:12. 14, Grandfather of the captain who arrested Jeremiah, Jer 37:13. 15, Original Hebrew name of Shadrach, Dan 1:6-7. HAND is a symbol of human action; "pure hands" are pure actions; "unjust hands" are deeds of injustice; "hands full of blood," actions stained with cruelty; and the like. Ps 24:4; Eze 23:37. It is likewise a term for the vengeance of God exercised upon any one, 1 Sam 5:6-7. "To pour water on any one's hands" was to serve him. So Elisha is said to have done for Elijah, 2 Kgs 3:11. "To wash one's hands" in public was a way of expressing innocency, Deut 21:6-7; Matt 27:24; "to kiss one's hand" is an act of adoration, Job 31:27; "to lift up one's hands" is to take an oath. Gen 14:22. Also it is a posture in blessing, Lev 9:22; also, to rebel, 2 Sam 20:21. "To stretch out the hand" is sometimes a gesture that denotes mercy, Isa 65:2; "to put it forth unto anything" is to steal, Ex 22:8, Ex 22:11. "To smite the hands together over the head" was a gesture of despairing grief. 2 Sam 13:19; Jer 2:37. Hand in general is the symbol of power and strength -- the right hand particularly so. "To be on one's right hand" is to be in one's favor. The Hebrews, in reckoning the four quarters, faced the east; consequently to "the right hand" signified to the south, the southern quarter; "to the left hand" signified to the north, the northern quarter. Job 23:9; 1 Sam 23:19, see margin; 2 Sam 24:5. These are a few out of the many uses of the word hand. One more use will be given: "To lay the hands upon any one," or the imposition of hands, was at an early period "a part of the ceremonial observed on the appointment and consecration of persons to high and holy undertakings." In Num 27:18 we read that Moses was commanded to lay his hand upon Joshua. This act did not confer any new grace upon Joshua, but merely gave formal and public confirmation of Jehovah's choice, and confirmed and strengthened the spiritual gifts already bestowed. Comp. Deut 34:9. The phrase is not used in the N.T. in exactly the same sense. Acts 8:15-17; 1 Tim 4:14; 2 Tim 1:6. The apostles confirmed the grace the convert had received, as in the case of Cornelius, Acts 10:44-48, and in other cases conferred spiritual gifts and qualifications.

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