Jan 16, 2020 there have been attempts to shoehorn dinosaurs into interpretations of bible verses. For many years young earth creation science believers have pointed to the book of job, chapters 4041, as evidence that dinosaurs lived recently. Creation science and biblical interpretation, job 4041. There is abundant evidence that man walked around on the earth with these creatures. Due to his great suffering, job criticized the working of jehovah in his life.
Man also has typically played a major role in the extinction of a species. Rather, supposedly these great creatures became extinct some 65 million years before any. Dinosaurs were created by god, possibly even taken onto the ark, but died thereafter. Dinosaurs in the bible does the bible talk about dinosaurs. Jun 12, 2019 it also matters in the sense that if the animals mentioned in job are, in fact, dinosaurs, this concludes humans and dinosaurs overlapped in time periods of existence. The book of job includes descriptions of great land and water creatures called behemoth job 40. However, heres what i say about them in my study guide to job. Ive been on the net studying dinosaurs in the bible and it appears that the kronosaurus leviathan is talked about in job 41, isiah 27. The bible contains numerous references to dragons and other creatures that resemble dinosaurs, such as behemoth, as well as other extinct reptiles like leviathan and the flying serpents. It is a fact that it cannot predict more than few thousand years as the carbon would completely be decayed by then. Soon after the flood mankind began to rapidly decrease in size, and in length of years. Accordingly, the lord, in a devastating examination of the patriarch, illustrated his own power and wisdom and, by contrast, jobs pathetic ignorance with a series of examples from nature job 3841. Their origin and extinction is packed with mystery and controversy.
Creation science and biblical interpretation, job 4041, dinosaurs. For instance, a creature called behemoth is described in job 40. Behemoth and leviathan in the book of job 1 creation ministries. Not only does the bible use the word dragon repeatedly, 21 times in the old testament and 12 times in the book of revelations, the book of job describes creatures called behemoth and leviathan, which seem to indicate large, reptilian beasts, like dinosaurs. Apr 27, 20 the book of job is one of the oldest books ever written. Behemoth and leviathan were most likely animals that are extinct today. What strength he has in his loins, what power in the muscles of his belly. Aug 01, 2015 but if the bible is correct when it talks about gods creation of the world and universe, then dinosaurs and people both lived on the earth at the same time. If the bible according to christians mention the dinosaurs. Fossils of dinosaurs have been found all over the world, and their bones are displayed in museums for all to see. The book of job describes this massive animalbut it is shrouded in mystery.
In the book of job, dinosaurlike creatures are mentioned and so they appear to have existed at the same time that adam and eve and their descendants existed. According to the bible, humans and dinosaurs originally lived at the same time. The bible mentions two dinosaurs by name and describes them in great detail. Scholars, in studying job s longevity he lived up to 140 years, descriptions of his wealth and household, believe he was most likely alive after the time of noah, but before the time of abraham. Oct 09, 2019 not only does the bible use the word dragon repeatedly, 21 times in the old testament and 12 times in the book of revelations, the book of job describes creatures called behemoth and leviathan, which seem to indicate large, reptilian beasts, like dinosaurs. However, it does state that all things were created because of gods will, so god clearly had a purpose for making dinosaurs. Not all animals are mentioned by name in the bible cats, tigers, elephants, etc, but if god created the dinosaurs on day six of the creation week, its possible that hey might be mentioned somewhere in the. However, most bible scholars do not accept this explanation, and the words behemoth and leviathan are usually translated as hippopotamus and crocodile, respectively, and. Dinosaurs were long extinct before adam and eve were created. Theological inferences from a recent study on dinosaur extinction illustrate this dilemma.
Jan 26, 2019 most animals that exist in the world are not in the bible specifically. Some could fly, some could swim and they even laid eggs just like dinosaurs. In job 39 alone, we find god describing the natural history of animals including the mountain goat, deer, donkey, ostrich, horse, hawk and eagle in order to. A popular opinion is that the behemoth described in job 40. Oct 09, 2018 in his second speech to job at the end of the book of job, the lord mentions two powerful and fearsome creatures, behemoth and leviathan. There seems to be a reference to dinosaurs in the book of job.
The bible does not comment on the disappearance of the dinosaurs. Is it possible that people in the bible knew about and perhaps had seen them. Actually, the bible says nothing about the extinction of the dinosaurs. Tannin is a term which includes dragonlike animals and the great sea creatures such as whales, giant squids, and marine reptiles like the plesiosaurs that may. The book of job, possibly written a few centuries after the flood, uses the. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone. Also, find out about an incredible learning opportunity and many other resources about science and dinosaurs. You state 300 types of dinosaurs though there are approx known types most of which are not semi aquatic and many bird types. The topic of dinosaurs in the bible is part of a larger ongoing debate within the christian community over the age of the earth, the proper interpretation of genesis, and how to interpret the physical evidences we find all around us. Dinosaurs are mentioned in the bible behemoth youtube. The extinction of the dinosaurs is a captivating mystery. Fossils of these massive creatures have been found across the entire earth, including on antarctica and many islands. The closest examples of dinosaurlike creatures are translated in most bibles as serpent, dragon, leviathan, behemoth, and sea monster job 3. In his second speech to job at the end of the book of job, the lord mentions two powerful and fearsome creatures, behemoth and leviathan.
The depicting of dinosaurs evolution, the geologic timescale, the existence and extinction of dinosaurs has been covered by numerous. The bible, gods very special book or collection of books, really, claims that each writer was supernaturally inspired to write exactly what the creator of all things wanted him to write down for us so that we can know where we and dinosaurs came from, why we are here, and what our future will be. Ministry magazine what does the bible say about dinosaurs. Dinosaurs and the bible explores the historical, scriptural, and fossil evidence about dinosaurs, and shares what we can know after many years of thoughtful, careful research. Are dinosaurs mentioned in the bible, like in the book of job. When it comes to dinosaurs and the bible, many want to know, what does the bible say about dinosaurs. I have heard creationists claim that dinosaurs are mentioned in the bible. There was a class of very large animals which perished at the flood. Are dinosaurs described in the bible, in the book of job. Jan 30, 2019 many scholars believe scripture writers used tanniyn to describe images of dinosaurs in the bible. Bible verses about dinosaurs bible verses related to dinosaurs from the king james version kjv by relevance sort by book order. Since then, many commentaries have simply accepted this and done little to investigate the matter.
Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. If this book were placed in its true chronological order in the bible, it would reside within the book of genesis since job lived over 4,000 years ago. Children especially are captivated by the dinosaur theme as they behold artists perceptions of these magnificent creatures that roamed the earth centuries ago, as. However, all in all, whether job referred to a diplodocus or a hippopotamus, this does not affect major doctrinal issues in the bible. This belief is held by gleason archer, in his book encyclopedia of bible difficulties, and by dr. The catholics have the apocryal book bel and the dragon. Home ask a bible teacher dinosaurs in the book of job. Dinosaurs were extinct and the fossil skeletons that are in museums today did not. There are numerous theories as to why these great creatures died out, but none have been confidently proven.
The second instance where the bible might refer to dinosaurs occurs first in the book of job. It falls apart a little with the translation of job 40. Jan 07, 2015 dinosaurs certainly did roam the earth in the ancient past. Feb 09, 2018 the bible contains numerous references to dragons and other creatures that resemble dinosaurs, such as behemoth, as well as other extinct reptiles like leviathan and the flying serpents. The bible mentions two strange creatures, behemoth job 40.
If the different kinds of dinosaurs survived the flood, then they must have come off the ark and lived in the postflood world. In job 40, the lord is infallibly describing a real historical creature, called behemoth. Dinosaurs might be mentioned in the bible, after all consider the book of job, which speaks of the great creature behemoth, whose physical description matches a brontosaurus. Some interpreters have taken these to be dinosaurs. Those who believe in an older age for the earth tend to agree. The bibles best description of a dinosaurlike animal is recorded in job. Dinosaurs, like all animals and the rational animal man, were created on the sixth day of creation. It also matters in the sense that if the animals mentioned in job are, in fact, dinosaurs, this concludes humans and dinosaurs overlapped in time periods of existence.
The bible is gods revelation for our salvation, it is not a science book, therefore mentioning dinosaurs was irrelevant. Q ive been on the net studying dinosaurs in the bible and it appears that the kronosaurus leviathan is talked about in job 41, isiah 27. Bible verses related to dinosaurs from the king james version kjv by relevance sort by book order job 40. If this book were placed in its true chronological order in the bible, it would reside. Although the latest bible translations use the words elephant, hippo or crocodile instead of behemoth and leviathan, the original hebrew and the context of the descriptions do not allow. I believe that job came before moses because job chapter meantions dinosaurs and i think the meteor every one is all talking about that killed the dinosaurs did happen but not what they think i think god saw the meteor heading towards earth and would use that to cause the flood im mean think about enough force of a big meteor could cause a weather change big time i hope i didnt a fend. Job, behemoth, and dinosaurs by wayne jackson the topic of dinosaurs fascinates virtually everyone. The bible even contains some information about them and we looked at this evidence in the book of job last time. A question people often ask is does the bible mention dinosaurs.
In this video, pastor nelson with bible munch looks to. What does the bible say aboutthe extinction of the. There has been controversy as to what behemoth really is. This great animal, called behemoth, is described as. Over these past three billion years, one hundred million species have existed upon this planet. Its also a dire warning to the dinosaurs, those who cling. The sudden extinction of the dinosaurs, as shown by the geological record, is a mystery that. Scientists have been able to reconstruct many of their skeletons, so we know much about how they may have looked. Dinosaurs were animals that had become corrupted, werent taken into the ark, and died in the. In this video, pastor nelson with bible munch looks to the bible to help answer those questions. Even though the word dinosaur is not used, scripture does indeed talk about them. Many scholars believe scripture writers used tanniyn to describe images of dinosaurs in the bible.
Not only does the bible use the word dragon repeatedly, 21 times in the old testament and 12 times in the book of revelations, the book of job describes creatures called behemoth and leviathan, which seem to indicate large, reptilian beasts, like. Most animals that exist in the world are not in the bible specifically. Therefore, the events and descriptions within the book of job are over 4000 years. The words that we see are behemoth, dragon, leviathan, and serpent, which can be a number of dinosaurs. Suggested identities range from a mythological creature to an elephant, hippopotamus, rhinoceros, or buffalo. The book of job contains some of the most descriptive language about the natural world in all of scripture. Those who believe in an older age for the earth tend to agree that the bible does not mention dinosaurs. Archer makes a good case for the crocodile, however. Historical records, mounting scientific evidence, and biblical references show that dinosaurs were in the garden of eden, on noahs ark, and interacted with. Many professors at private religious universities cling to secular views of the past despite the clear antichristian consequences. Are there dinosaurs in the bible what does the bible say. Job is considered to be the oldest book of the bible. The book of job mentions the behomoth and the leviathan which seem to be dinosaurs. Even more dramatic is the book of job, where the author describes the great land creature, behemoth job 40, and the great water creature, leviathan job 41.
There are no proven methods to reliably find the age of old objects. Thus some type of extinct dinosaur should still be considered a perfectly. Children especially are captivated by the dinosaur theme as they behold artists perceptions of these magnificent creatures that roamed the earth centuries ago, as such are portrayed in books, on television, and in the movies. In it, god tells job of his greatness as creator and describes an animal, called behemoth, as follows.
Why doesnt the bible account for the creation of dinosaurs. Also many bible sites state 5 months for the flood but the total period inside the ark was 12 months from the waters starting to noah and family leaving the ark. Job 41 and other passages in the bible mentioning leviathan also do not clearly refer to any dinosaur, and could as well refer to a crocodile or an allegorical beast. The bible doesnt specifically address dinosaurs, when they existed, or how they became extinct. Most of these references are after genesis 68, implying that these kinds survived the global flood.
If the book of job doesnt describe dinosaurs, what animals are being referred to. Look at the behemoth, which i made along with you and which feeds on grass like an ox. The words that we see are behemoth, dragon, leviathan, and serpent, which can be a number of. The book of job is very old, probably written around 2,000 years before jesus was. As far as we are aware at the present time, there are no indisputable human fossils in the fossil record that we could say belong to the. Dinosaurs at the time of adam book of mormon evidence. The holy bible is the most modern book that you can possibly read because much of it deals with the glorious future, not like a science fiction fantasy novel, but with reality that provides a sure hope for those who have the humility and wisdom to obey god. Regardless of how dinosaurs became extinct, the biblical account leaves no doubt that they roamed the earth with humans. What does the bible say aboutthe extinction of the dinosaurs. What does the bible say about the extinction of the dinosaurs. Mar 06, 2017 when it comes to dinosaurs and the bible, many want to know, what does the bible say about dinosaurs. The leviathan 4 is described as being an armored aquatic creature in the book of job, the psalms, and isaiah. You might be surprised what many scientists have to say.
From a biblical perspective, the most likely explanation for the extinction of the dinosaurs is the worldwide flood described in genesis 6 and 7. However, we did not deal with the question of what happened to the dinosaurs. The postdiluvian world is a very different world and such animals as dinosaurs were probably unable to adapt. The second theory, put forth by modern bible scholars, is that leviathan represents a crocodile. The truth is that we really dont know what happened to the dinosaurs. In the book of job, chapter 40, starting at verse 15 it says. Dinosaurs are merely made up to support the theory of evolution. Dinosaurs certainly did roam the earth in the ancient past. If we take extinct animals into consideration, a herbivorous dinosaur seems a more likely candidate. In 1663, a man named samuel bochart published a twovolume book that declared that these passages job 40. There have been attempts to shoehorn dinosaurs into interpretations of bible verses. In order to set the record straight, lets examine this passage of scripture, and see what the possibilities are.
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