Finger ( 븸೬ⴐͻx栎, etsba′, δάκτυλος), besides its ordinary meaning, is used in Scripture to

denote the special and immediate agency of any one. See ARM. The Egyptian magicians,
terrified by the numerous plagues inflicted upon their country, at length said, “This is
the finger of God,” i.e. this is done by the power of God himself (Exod. 8:19). Moses
gave the tables of the law written by the finger (personal direction) of God to the
Hebrews (Exod. 31:18). The heavens are said to be the work of God’s fingers, i.e. his
power (Psa. 8:3). Christ cast out devils with the finger or power of God (Luke 11:20). “To
put forth the finger” is a bantering, insulting gesture (Isa. 58:9). Some take this for a
menacing gesture, as Nicanor stretched out his hand against the Temple, threatening to
burn it (2 Macc. 14:33). “Four fingers thick” occurs as a measure in Jer. 52:21. See RING.1

1
M’Clintock, J., & Strong, J. (1891). Finger. In Cyclopædia of Biblical, Theological, and
Ecclesiastical Literature (Vol. 3, p. 561). New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers.