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The member of the body which is capable of lifting burdens and defending the person: it is used symbolically for the power and strength of God on behalf of His saints. Ex. 15: 16; Ps. 77: 15; Isa. 51: 9; Isa. 53: 1. The arm of Jehovah is often spoken of in the O.T. It redeemed, Ex. 6: 6; etc.; gathers His own, Isa. 40: 11; and rules for Him, Isa. 40: 10, as in the kingdom. It is a holy arm, Isa. 52: 10; Ps. 98: 1; and it is a glorious arm, Isa. 63: 12. The arm of the Lord is revealed to souls where there is repentance and faith in the report which God sends. Isa. 53: 1; Rom. 10: 16. It is to be trusted in even by the isles of the Gentiles, that is, by sinners everywhere in creation. Isa. 51: 5.