1. Transactional Priestly Hands
Priestly hands are not merely bodily extensions; they can be potent transactional tools. Much as hands may transmit a blessing (Genesis 48:14; Deuteronomy 34:9), they can also transmit death. Someone can contract death by the hands that come upon them. That principle abounds in the rituals of the Old Testament worship. It is not for nothing, therefore, that Paul warns that priestly hands should not be carelessly or “suddenly” laid on anyone – on “no man” – because transactions could be activated, even though it had not been intended (1 Timothy 5:22). Check the following critical cases:
