1. The phrase means " the divine decree and the predestination ". 2. We used to believe that there was a divine decree : We are doomed. 3. This does not disregard the theme of balance between divine decree and human freedom. 4. The prophecy was said to be a divine decree from Xin ( new ) dynasty. 5. In this issue was posed the problem of the rational justification of the divine Decree . 6. The social contract theory established by Epicureanism is based on mutual agreement, not divine decree . 7. As if it's a kind of a divine decree that orders us to kill each other. 8. Election, reprobation, the Fall, mercy, and justice are coordinate elements within the one divine decree . 9. Religious Zionists argue that Maharal considered the oaths to be a Divine decree ( which has thus subsequently expired ). 10. "It is like some divine decree , or curse, has fallen on us, " she said.