Destruction
Destruction may refer generally to ruin, loss, or perishing. In the Old Testament, Abaddon has the more specific sense of the realm of the dead or destruction, and the term is also associated with the abyss in Revelation.
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Destruction, City of
The City of Destruction is a prophetic name in Isaiah 19:18, commonly understood as referring to On, or Heliopolis, in Egypt. The name emphasizes the overthrow of heathen worship there.
DETERMINATE
Determinate means fixed, appointed, or settled. In Acts 2:23, Christ’s death was both within God’s determined purpose and carried out by morally responsible people.
DETERMINE
To determine means either to decide or resolve, or to decree and mark out. Scripture uses the word for human decisions and for things appointed by God.
DETESTABLE, THINGS
Detestable things are objects or practices regarded with abhorrence, especially idols and things connected with idolatry. The term also describes ceremonially unclean creatures forbidden as food under the law.
DEUEL
Deuel was a Gadite and the father of Eliasaph. He represented the tribe of Gad in Israel’s wilderness census, offerings, and military organization.
Deuel, Or Deuel
Deuel was the father of Eliasaph, the leader of the tribe of Gad during Israel’s wilderness census and encampment. In one passage his name appears as Reuel.
Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy is the fifth book of the Pentateuch. It records Moses’ final addresses to Israel, reviewing God’s dealings with them, restating the covenant law, urging faithful obedience, and setting before the people blessing and curse.
DEVICE
A device is a plan, invention, scheme, or plot. Scripture uses the word for ordinary human contrivances as well as wicked purposes, including Satan’s devices.
Devil
The Devil, meaning “slanderer,” is the chief adversary of God and the accuser of His people. Scripture presents him as a tempter and spiritual enemy, associated with Satan and opposed to the work of God.
DEVOUT
Devout describes a person who is pious, reverent, and dutiful toward God. In the New Testament it is applied to Simeon, Cornelius, Ananias, and religious Gentiles or proselytes.
Dew
Dew is nighttime moisture that was especially important for the fertility of Palestine during the dry season. Scripture uses it as a picture of God’s blessing, refreshment, abundance, and sometimes the fleeting nature of goodness.
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