(Gr. diabolos), a slanderer, the arch-enemy of man's spiritual interest (
Job 1:6;
Rev. 2:10;
Zech. 3:1). He is called also "the
accuser of the brethen" (
Rev. 12:10).
In
Lev. 17:7 the word "devil" is the translation of the
Hebrew sair, meaning a "goat" or "satyr" (
Isa. 13:21; 34:14), alluding to the wood-daemons, the objects of idolatrous
worship among the heathen.
In
Deut. 32:17 and
Ps. 106:37 it is the translation of Hebrew shed, meaning
lord, and
idol, regarded by the Jews as a "demon," as the word is rendered in the Revised Version.
In the narratives of the
Gospels regarding the "casting out of devils" a different
Greek word (daimon) is used. In the time of our
Lord there were frequent cases of demoniacal possession (
Matt. 12:25-30;
Mark 5:1-20;
Luke 4:35; 10:18, etc.).
I may not see in front of me, But I can see for miles around when I look over my shoulder, and Lord, it`s clear. You`ve brought me here, So faithful every step of the way. What can I do but follow you, For You are the Way, the Truth, the Life, And You`ve promised never to leave me, My Savior, my friend, From beginning to end. 
