For many years young earth creation science believers have pointed to the book of job, chapters 4041, as evidence that dinosaurs lived recently. There has been controversy as to what behemoth really is. The next chapter of job describes another huge, fierce animal, a sea monster named leviathan. Satan acts as an agent provocateur to test whether or not jobs piety is rooted. The bible also says that in six days the lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is. It came from two greek words that mean terrible lizard to describe reptile fossils. For many years youngearth creationists have pointed to the book of job, chapters 4041, as evidence that dinosaurs lived recently. However, job could have observed frost and lake ice during winter in palestine, especially if temperatures were colder because of the ice age. Dinosaurs and the bible connecting the bible and science. 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 mentions two strange creatures, behemoth job 40. If the book of job doesnt describe dinosaurs, what animals are being referred to. Two instances in the bible could possibly describe a dinosaur, or at. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read hidden treasures in the book of job reasons to believe. The bible doesnt specifically address dinosaurs, when they existed, or how they became extinct. Does the bible have anything specifically to say about dinosaurs. The book of job, book of hebrew scripture that is often counted. Whether you believe its gods word, a historical relic, or a load of hogwash, theres no doubt that the bible contains some interesting stuff. Hidden treasures in the book of job shows that the bible is an accurate predictor of scientific discoveries and a trustworthy source. May 25, 2015 this article will inspect the historical evidence for this fact, beginning with a very controversial description of an animal from one of the bibles oldest books.
I may surprise a few oldearth creationists by my conclusions with this one. The closest examples of dinosaurlike creatures are translated in most bibles as serpent, dragon, leviathan, behemoth, and sea monster job 3. The very first divine commandment given to man was. The bible uses ancient names like behemoth and tannin. Even though the word dinosaur is not used, scripture does indeed talk about them. Biology, a word derived from two greek words, bios life and logos word is the study of life. Are dinosaurs described in the bible, in the book of job. These passages are found in the book of job and they refer to creatures known as the behemoth and the leviathan. They have solved the problem, at least to their own satisfaction, by manipulating the text of genesis so as to force it into the mold of evolutionary chronology. In jewish apocrypha and pseudepigrapha such as the 2nd century bce book of enoch, behemoth is the primal unconquerable. Creation science and biblical interpretation, job 4041, dinosaurs.
How the oldest book in the bible answers todays scientific questions ebook written by hugh ross. Except for the first eleven chapters of genesis, which almost certainly were originally written by adam, noah, the sons of noah, and terah, then eventually edited by moses compare with introduction to genesis, the book of job is probably the oldest book in the bible. Man also has typically played a major role in the extinction of a species. This erroneous idea is based on the supposition that either you have to believe in the youngearth theory of a 6,000 yearold earth and dinosaurs living with adam, or you cant believe in the creation week account of genesis 1. According to the bible, on day 6 of creation week, when god made all the land animals and man about 6,000 years ago according to evolution, dinosaurs first evolved about 235 million years ago 14.
The postdiluvian world is a very different world and such animals as dinosaurs were probably unable to adapt. The behemoth in job, one of the bibles oldest books, the behemoth is described as a gigantic, powerful creature that can only. One must keep in mind that the bible is an account of man and instructions for man. It was an unblemished world, with adam and eve and animals including dinosaurs living in perfect harmony, eating only plants. 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. Do we see dinosaurs mentioned anywhere throughout scripture, or is the bible. Why doesnt the bible talk about a prehistoric world b. D inosaurlike creatures are mentioned in the bible. It doesnt tell us that they roamed the garden of eden, or that they missed their departure time for noahs ark, or that theyre still alive and swimming in scottish lochs. The reason the ice age is not directly discussed in the bible is probably because the scandinavian ice sheet and mountain ice caps were farther north than the region where the bible was written.
However, heres what i say about them in my study guide to job. Most of us loved reading about dinosaurs at some time in our lives. In the last chapters of job chapters 38 through 41 god, as he answers, and encourages, job, shows job. Jan 03, 20 the bible says that in the beginning god created the heaven and the earth. Dinosaurs and the bible free article for kids paper gifts. 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. To such a person, the bible does not contain the fabrications of heathen imagination. Some say that this is talking about the hippopotamus but when you read the description of behemoth, you will see that it can not be the hippopotamus. In those closing chapters of job, god is confronting jobs selfrighteous attitude and displaying his own glory in order to humble job. When we come to the great beasts of the book of job, we must begin. The word dinosaur was introduced to the english dictionary in 1842 by richard owen. Job is shown two huge creatures, behemoth and leviathan. Why does the bible not talk about everything that came. Amazing facts 247 television station featuring the best in bible study streamed lived and ondemand.
Apr 27, 20 if the writer of job knew of a dinosaur, then the evolution position is wrong, and man saw dinosaurs. A search for the word dragon in the king james version kjv of the bible produces 34 separate matches across 10 different books written between approximately 2000 bc and 90 ad. As a result, increasing numbers of people have thought, since we have found all these fossils and dinosaur bones, we know dinosaurs existed. 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. Apr 30, 2014 scientists who believe the bible estimate there would have been about 55 kinds of dinosaurs on the ark or 110 dinosaurs, each one averaging roughly the size of a cow. The bible encouragesin fact, commandsthe study of biology and all other factual science. Dinosaurs and the bible helps you discover answers to these questions and other modern mysteries surrounding dinosaurs. 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. For instance, a creature called behemoth is described in 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. She has also worked for multimedia agencies in paris, london, and barcelona. Putting god on trial the biblical book of job contains a major section on the literary use of behemoth.
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. The book of job, written a few centuries after the flood, leads us to believe that large dinosaurs were still alive in the lush river valleys of the middle east. The bible andor biology the institute for creation research. As for job, his book had been written hundreds of years after the flood. Sabbath school study hour helping you get the most out of your sabbath school quarterly every week. Creation science and biblical interpretation, job 4041. In 1993, the movie jurassic park stimulated the public interest in dinosaurs far beyond its previous level. The first option fails to satisfy the conservative student who accepts the bible as the inspired word of god. The book of job, presumably written in the second millennium bc, details the events. Look inside what does the bible say about dinosaurs. In order to set the record straight, lets examine this passage of scripture, and see what the possibilities are. 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 have become extinct.
Job chapter 40 describes behemoth the chief of all of gods creative works. Filled with fun dino facts, journaling prompts, and scripture, dinosaur. Do we see dinosaurs mentioned anywhere throughout scripture, or is the bible silent on these fossils we hadnt uncovered until the 1800s. However, it does state that all things were created because of gods will, so god clearly had a purpose for making dinosaurs. The bible is the written word of god, according to its own claims and an abundance of evidence. If we take extinct animals into consideration, a herbivorous dinosaur seems a more likely candidate. In this article, well dive into if and where we might find dinosaurs in the bible, what we know about them scientifically, and if they appeared in the garden of eden or the ark. How the serpent became satan biblical archaeology society. The book of job is that oldest book in the old testament and gives us information about living conditions in the ancient times that we do not find anywhere else in scripture. 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 bible and i believe this. With careful consideration and exegesis, internationallyknown astrophysicist and christian apologist hugh ross adds yet another compelling argument to the case for the veracity of the biblical commentary on the history of the universe, earth, life, and humanity.
Some interpreters have taken these to be dinosaurs. Well, if he made everything in six days, then adam must have seen dinosaurs. Home ask a bible teacher dinosaurs in the book of job. 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 book of job includes descriptions of great land and water creatures called behemoth job 40. Feb 14, 2008 most people believe you cant reconcile dinosaurs and the biblebut they are wrong. Behemoth and leviathan in the book of job 1 creation ministries. There is not a definitive yes or no to this, but it seems as though the bible does mention dinosaurs. Hence while attempting to preserve some level of regard for the bible, they deny that humans and dinosaurs coinhabited the early earth. However, most bible scholars do not accept this explanation, and the words behemoth and leviathan are usually translated as hippopotamus and crocodile, respectively, and. Two instances in the bible could possibly describe a dinosaur, or at least, a dinosaurlike creature. 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 bible and i believe this is also the case.
The words that we see are behemoth, dragon, leviathan, and serpent, which can be a number of dinosaurs. There are many scientific facts mentioned in the bible that were not understood by man until centuries after the bible was written. Are dinosaurs mentioned in the bible, like in the book of job. Jan 09, 2020 many people ask are there dinosaurs in the bible. Those who believe in an older age for the earth tend to agree that the bible does not mention 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. Hidden treasures in the book of job reasons to believe. Therefore, we shouldnt expect to see dinosaurs in the bible, but we should expect to see descriptions of dragons and other large creatures. It is the worlds modern view of evolution and dinosaurs that has. Hebrew scriptures, god praises job for having maintained his piety, though. All sorts of terrible creatures and mythical beasts can be found in its pages.
The ark was the size of an ocean liner thats a huge ship, so that would have been no problem to fit all the animals in. Some even believe that these creatures are agents of satan, but that is not so either. 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. Job, behemoth, and dinosaurs by wayne jackson the topic of dinosaurs fascinates virtually everyone. The bible mentions two dinosaurs the bible mentions two dinosaurs by name and describes them in great detail. Does the bible say anything about cats, dogs, rabbits, monkeys, etc only by chance.
There were no meat eaters in the original creation. There are two strange animals described in the last chapters of the book of job. Some theologians will argue the author could have used hyperbole or metaphorical imagery, but if he chose to do so, he picked some rather odd images to. In job, the satan is a member of gods heavenly councilone of the divine. Ministry magazine what does the bible say about dinosaurs. The book of job does mention two fierce creatures whose descriptions do not match modern animals the behemoth in chapter 40, which some bible scholars think may have been a dinosaur of the sauropod type, and the leviathan in chapter 41 which sounds like a. Only the false idea of the supposed evolutionary ages of geology says that dinosaurs became extinct 70 million years before man evolved. The book of job, possibly written a few centuries after the flood, uses the ancient name behemoth bihheemoth, whose original meaning has been lost. Were dinosaurs real and, if so, does the bible mention them. Following are examples of the overwhelming scientific evidence for the bible.
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