DESERT to DEVOTION

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DESERT

An arid region having only sparse vegetation Le 16:22; Deut 8:15; Jer 2:2, 6; 17:6

FIGURATIVE Isa 35:1

DESIGN

In nature, evidence of Job 12:7-11; Pr 16:4

DESIRE

SPIRITUAL Deut 4:29; Ps 9:1; 17:1; 22:26; 24:6; 25:5, 15; 27:8, 14; 33:20; 37:4, 7, 34:10; 9, 34; 39:12; 40:1, 8; 42:1-11; 51:1-17; 62:1; 63:1, 8; 68:28; 69:3, 32; 70:4; 81:10; 86:11, 84:2; 12, 16; 94:19; 105:4; 118:17; 119:2, 10, 20, 40, 77, 88, 116, 117, 122, 133, 149, 156; 123:1, 2; 130:5, 6; 143:5, 6; Pr 2:3-5; 8:17, 34; Isa 8:17, 19; 26:8, 9; 55:1, 40:31; 2, 6; La 3:25, Jer 29:13; 26, 41; Ho 10:12; Hab 3:2; Mt 5:6; Lk 6:21; 10:42; Jn 12:20, 21; Php 3:12-14; Heb 11:6

See HUNGER, SPIRITUAL
See THIRST, FIGURATIVE

EVIL

See IMAGINATION
See LUST

DESPAIR

See DESPONDENCY

DESPONDENCY

General scriptures concerning Nu 17:12, 13; Deut 28:65-67; Job 3:1-26; 17:13-16; Ps 31:22; 77:7-9; Pr 13:12; Isa 2:19; Jer 2:25; 8:20; 18:12; La 3:1-21; 5:22; Ho 10:8; Jon 2:2-4; Mic 7:1-7; Mt 24:30; Lk 13:27, 28; 23:29, 30; Re 6:14-17; 9:5, 6

See AFFLICTION

See RESIGNATION
See SORROW
See SUFFERING

INSTANCES OF Cain, when God pronounced judgment upon him for the murder of Abel Ge 4:13, 14 Hagar, when cast out of the household of Abraham on account of the jealousy of Sarah Ge 21:15, 16

Moses When sent on his mission to the Israelites Ex 4:1, 10, 13; 6:12 At the Red Sea Ex 14:15 .When the people craved for meat Nu 11:15 The Israelites, on account of the cruel oppressions of the Egyptians Ex 6:9 Elijah, when he fled from Jezebel to the wilderness and sat under the juniper tree, and wanted to die 1Ki 19:4 Jonah after he had preached to the Ninevites Jon 4:3, 8 The sailors with Paul Ac 27:20 Job, see the above extracts from the Book of Job Jeremiah, see the above extracts from the Lamentations of Jeremiah

COMFORT IN Isa 35:3, 4; Lk 18:1-8; Heb 12:12, 1

See AFFLICTIONS, CONSOLATION IN
See RIGHTEOUS, PROMISES TO

DESPOTISM

See GOVERNMENT, MONARCHICAL, TYRANNY IN

DETECTIVES

General scriptures concerning Lk 20:20

See SPIES

DEUEL

Also called REUEL -Captain of the tribe of Dan Nu 1:14; 2:14; 7:42; 10:20

DEVIL

See DEMONS
See SATAN

DEVOTION

TO GOD

See RELIGION
For conspicuous instances of, study: ENOCH, NOAH, ABRAHAM MOSES, DAVID'S later history, SOLOMON'S earlier life, JOSIAH, ASA, ISAIAH, ELIJAH, JEREMIAH, DANIEL, SHADRACH, MESHACH, and ABED-NEGO

TO JESUS

See PETER
See JOHN
See PAUL
See MARY MAGDALENE

For elaborated topics covering the subject

See LOVE OF MAN FOR GOD
See CONSECRATION
See ZEAL