What is the significance of laying on of hands?
On occasion there are accounts recorded in the Bible books where a person has had hands laid on them by Jesus or by the followers of Jesus. In a physical sense the laying on of hands is a means of providing support and encouragement to a person who is seeking a response from God, whether it be to receive the Holy Spirit, a healing or other provision. In a spiritual sense, the action connects the persons and brings them into a point of unification of joint purpose. The joint purpose being to correctly apply the Word of God.