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.The pious Jews recognized the hand of God in sending them, Ps 39:9-1190:3-12; and in many cases special diseases were sent in punishment ofparticular sins, as Abimelech, Gehazi, Jehoram, Uzziah, Miriam, Herod,the Philistines, etc., and those who partook of the Lord's supperunworthily, 1Co 11:30.Christ manifested his divine goodness and powerby healing every form of disease; and in these cases, as in that ofking Asa, 2Ch 16:12, it is shown that all the skill of physicians isin vain without God's blessing.The prevalent diseases in Bible landswere malignant fevers, cutaneous diseases, palsy, dysentery, andophthalmia.Almost every form of bodily disease has a counterpart inthe maladies of the soul.DISPENSATIONThe charge of proclaiming the gospel of Christ, 1Co 9:17 Eph 3:2.Alsothe scheme or plan of God's dealings with men.In the Patriarchal,Mosaic, and Christian dispensations, God has commenced, enlarged, andperfected his revelation of himself and his grace to this world, Eph1:10 Col 1:25.The whole development of his great plan has beengradual, and adapted at every stage to the existing state of the humanfile:///H|/Biblebob/Books/Online/ATSBibleDictionary/d.htm (23 of 31)8/10/2005 3:50:04 AM ATS Dfamily.DIVINATIONThe Eastern people were fond of divination, magic, and the pretendedart of interpreting dreams and acquiring a knowledge of futurity.WhenMoses published the law, this disposition had long been common inEgypt and the neighboring countries; and to correct the Israelitesinclination to consult diviners, wizards, fortune-tellers, andinterpreters of dreams, it was forbidden them under very severepenalties, and the true spirit of prophecy was promised to them asinfinitely superior, Ex 22:18 Le 19:26,31 20:27.Those were to bestoned who pretended to have a familiar spirit, or the spirit ofdivination, De 18:9-12; and the prophecies are full of invectivesagainst the Israelite who consulted such, as well as against falseprophets, who seduced the people, Isa 8:19 47:11- 14 Eze 13:6-9.Afresh impulse to these superstitions was gained from intercourse withthe Chaldeans, during the reign of the later kings of Judah and thecaptivities in Babylon, 2Ki 21:6 2Ch 33:6.See MAGIC, SORCERERS.Divination was of several kinds: by water, fire, earth, air; by thefight of birds, and their singing; by lots, dreams, arrows, clouds,entrails of sacrifices, pretended communication with spirits, etc.,Eze 21:21.DIVORCEWas tolerated by Moses for sufficient reasons, De 24:1-4; but our Lordhas limited it to the single case of adultery, Mt 5:31,32.DOCTOR OF THE LAWMay perhaps be distinguished from SCRIBE, as rather teaching orally,than giving written opinions, Lu 2:46.It implies one learned in thedivine law.Doctors of the law were mostly of the sect of thePharisees, but are distinguished from that sect in Lu 5:17, where itappears that the novelty of our Savior's teaching drew together agreat company both of Pharisees and doctors of the law.DODANIMfile:///H|/Biblebob/Books/Online/ATSBibleDictionary/d.htm (24 of 31)8/10/2005 3:50:04 AM ATS DOr RODANM, 1Ch 1:7, a people descended from Japhet through Javan, Ge10:4.They are associated, by the above passage, and by dimetymological inferences, with the island of Rhodes or some location onthe north coast of the Mediterranean.DOEGAn Edomite, overseer of Saul's flocks.At Nob he witnessed the reliefkindly furnished to David when fleeing from Saul, by Ahimelech thehigh priest, and carried a malicious and distorted report of it to hismaster.The king gladly seized the opportunity to wreak his passion ona helpless victim; and when the Jews around him refused to slay thepriests of God, infamously used the willing services of this alien andheathen.Doeg not only slew Ahimelech and eighty-four other priests,but put the town in which they dwelt to the sword, 1Sa 21:15.Davidforebodes his wretched fate, Ps 52:1-9 120:1-7 140:1-13.DOGSWere held in great contempt by the Jews, but were worshipped, as wellas cats, by the Egyptians.Among the Jews, to compare a person to adog was the most degrading expression possible, 1Sa 17:43 24:14 2Sa9:8.The state of dogs among the Jews was the same that now prevailsin the East, where, having no owners, they run about the streets introops, and are fed by charity or caprice, or live on such offal asthey can pick up.As they are often on the point of starvation, theydevour corpses, and in the night even attack living men, Ps 59:6,14,151Ki 14:11.In various places in Scripture the epithet "dogs" is givento certain classes of men, as expressing their insolent rapacity, Mt7:6 Ps 22:16 Php 3:2, and their beastly vices, De 23:18 2Pe 2:22 Re22:15.DORA royal city of the Canaanites, on the Mediterranean between Caesareaand mount Carmel; after the conquest it was assigned to Manasseh, Jos11:2; 12:23; 17:11; 1Ki 4:11; 1Ch 7:29.There is now a small portthere, with about 500 inhabitants.DORCASfile:///H|/Biblebob/Books/Online/ATSBibleDictionary/d.htm (25 of 31)8/10/2005 3:50:04 AM ATS DIn Greek, the same as TABITHA in Syriac, that is, gazalle, the name ofa pious and charitable woman at Joppa, whom Peter raised from thedead, Ac 9:36-42.DOTHANOr DOTHAIN, the place where Joseph was sold to the Ishmaelites, Ge37:17, and where the Syrians were smitten with blindness at Elisha'sword, 2Ki 6:13.It was on the caravan-route from Syria to Egypt, abouteleven miles north of Samaria.DOVES' DUNGIt is said, 2Ki 6:25, that during the siege of Samaria, "the fourthpart of a cab," little more than half a pint, "of doves' dung was soldfor five pieces of silver," about two and a half dollars.As doves'dung is not a nourishment for man, even in the most extreme famine,the general opinion is, that it was a kind of chick-pea, lentil, ortare, which has very much the appearance of doves' dung.Greatquantities of these are sold in Cairo to the pilgrims going to Mecca;and at Damascus there are many shops where nothing else is done butpreparing chickpeas.These, parched in a copper pan, and dried, are ofgreat service to those who take long journeys.DOVESWere clean according to the Mosaic ritual, and were offered insacrifice, especially by the poor, Ge 15:9 Le 5:7 12:6-8 Lu 2:24
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