| Dagon | A false god worshiped by the Canaanites in the hope that he would give them a good harvest of grain. When the Philistines settled in Canaan, they adopted Dagon as their most important god. |
| darkness | A symbol for the kinds of things that describe Satan’s kingdom, such as sin and evil. |
| David | Israel’s greatest king, who ruled about 1000 years before Christ. Besides being a great military and political leader, he was a deeply spiritual man and a gifted musician, who wrote many of the Psalms. He made plans and arrangements for the building of the first Temple in Jerusalem (“the city of David”), which was actually completed by his son Solomon. The Scriptures said that a descendant of David would be God’s chosen messiah (king), who would establish an eternal kingdom. For that reason, Jesus is sometimes called “the Son of David.” |
| Day of Atonement | Also called “Yom Kippur,” a very important holy day for the people of Israel. On this day the high priest went into the Most Holy Place and performed the ceremony that made it pure and atoned for (covered or erased) the sins of the people. See Lev. 16:1-34; 23:26-32. |
| day | A symbol for the kinds of things that describe God’s kingdom, such as goodness and truth. |
| Day | The day Christ will come to judge everyone and take his people to live with him. |
| dedicate | To offer something to God with a promise that it will be used only for him, or to set apart something for a special purpose, which means it can then be used only for that purpose. |
| dedication | The act of dedicating something to God. See “dedicate.” |
| deed | A written record that proves who owns a certain piece of property. See Jer. 32. |
| demon | An evil spirit from the devil. |
| director | This title is part of a phrase found at the beginning of many of the Psalms. It could also mean “performer.” |
| discharge | Fluid from a person’s body, including pus from sores, a man’s semen, or a woman’s period flow. |
| divine greatness | Literally, “glory,” a word that refers to the special qualities of God. See “glory.” |
| dungeon | A deep pit in the ground, like a cave, used as a prison. |
| dysentery | A very bad intestinal sickness that causes pain and diarrhea. |
