SPECIAL TOPIC: LIFT UP HANDS (OT)

This gesture has several connotations.

an act of blessing after a sacrifice by a priest ‒ Lev. 9:22 (i.e., some sacrifices were lifted up to YHWH)
an act on the part of a worshiper after a sacrifice of incense ‒ Ps. 141:2
a gesture toward the sanctuary ‒ Ps. 134:2
a posture of prayer, hands raised
1. Exod. 9:29 (Moses)
2. 1 Kgs. 8:22 (Solomon)
3. Lam. 2:19; 3:41 (Israel)
4. Ps. 44:20 (idolatry)
5. Luke 24:50 (Jesus)
6. 1 Tim. 2:8 (believers)
a posture for praise, adoration, or public confession ‒ Ps. 63:4
a way to show YHWH's power as His staff was lifted up in Moses' hands ‒ Exod. 17:8-12)