Job chapter 40 describes behemoth the chief of all of gods creative works. From the physical descriptions of some of the great creatures of the bible, it is easy to see where dinosaurs fit in. We dont know when the dinosaurs became extinct, and its scripturally possible that some still remained in jobs day, which was sometime between genesis 11 the tower of babel and genesis 12 the call of. Following are examples of the overwhelming scientific evidence for the bible. 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. In the book of job we see the word behemoth being used to describe the largest of the animals god made. Number one, the bible says that there was an animal called leviathan that could breathe out fire. However, all in all, whether job referred to a diplodocus or a hippopotamus, this does not affect major doctrinal issues in the bible. Here god describes a great king of the land animals like some of the biggest dinosaurs, the diplodocus and apatosaurus. Dinosaurs are simply large reptiles, many of which are the largest known animals ever to have existed on the planet, that have lived a long time. Jobs acquaintance with a dinosaur is not farfetched at all, given that the book of job is set in a very early time of history. 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. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Job, behemoth, and dinosaurs by wayne jackson the topic of dinosaurs fascinates virtually everyone.
This is the theological and ethical question being explored in the poetic dialogues to follow in job 327. In the book of job, chapter 40, starting at verse 15 it says. This passage from the bible, from the book of job, was written in 2100 bc describes a giant of an animal that can be compared to a dinosaur. If behemoth was a dinosaur see earlier section, then a behemoth type must have been on the ark, because the lord used the behemoth as an illustration in teaching job. Were the dragons of job mythical creatures, or literal dinosaurs. There seems to be a reference to dinosaurs in the book of job. Does the bible describe dinosaurs in job 40 and 41. For many years youngearth creationists have pointed to the book of job, chapters 4041, as evidence that dinosaurs lived recently. 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. However, it does state that all things were created because of gods will, so god clearly had a purpose for making dinosaurs.
Putting god on trial the biblical book of job contains a major section on the literary use of behemoth. Behemoth and leviathan in the book of job 1 creation ministries. His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth. Job chapter 41 is obviously talking about a fire breathing dragon. Look at the strength of his loins and the power in the muscles of his belly. Dinosaur protein remnants, an extensive history of documented dinosaur encounters, and a dinosaur description in the bible all refute the premise that dinosaurs died millions of years ago. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone. Look at the behemoth, which i made along with you and which feeds on grass like an ox. Are dinosaurs described in the bible, in the book of job. Explicitly, we dont have any references to dinosaurs in scripture, but we may have two creatures mentioned in job 40 and job 41. If we take extinct animals into consideration, a herbivorous dinosaur seems a.
Accordingly, the lord, in a devastating examination of the patriarch, illustrated his own power and wisdom and, by contrast, job s pathetic ignorance with a series of examples from nature job 3841. 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. 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. It is almost universally conceded by bible scholars that the historical background for the book of job is in the postflood period of the patriarchal era. The bible teaches that animals, which must have included behemoth, were created on the same day as man genesis 1. Due to his great suffering, job criticized the working of jehovah in his life. 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.
It may surprise you that there has been much speculation into whether there were actually dinosaurs in the bible. Dinosaurs in the bible ancient creatures in scripture. For a full explanation of this, see dinosaurs, the bible, and a. There are at least three specific places where they may be mentioned in scripture. These passages are found in the book of job and they refer to creatures known as the behemoth and the leviathan. There are many scientific facts mentioned in the bible that were not understood by man until centuries after the bible was written. 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. 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. Bible verses about dinosaurs bible verses related to dinosaurs from the king james version kjv by relevance sort by book order.
Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of. The book of job introduces us to a man who, by gods own admission, is blameless and upright and who suffers for no reason job 2. If the book of job doesnt describe dinosaurs, what animals are being referred to. 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. Children especially are captivated by the dinosaur theme as they behold.
The other two possible references to dinosaurs are in the book of job, which some commentaries state is the. Creation science and biblical interpretation, job 4041. Read through our collection of bible verses that could be interpreted as referencing dinosaurs and decide for yourself. Many scholars believe scripture writers used tanniyn to describe images of dinosaurs in the bible. The bible does not comment on the disappearance of the dinosaurs. See more ideas about bible, bible verses and book of job. The book of job, presumably written in the second millennium bc, details the. Second, as suggested by jerry macdonald in his book behold the behemoth, the accounts could be. The leviathan 4 is described as being an armored aquatic creature in the book of job, the psalms. 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. For many years young earth creation science believers have pointed to the book of job, chapters 4041, as evidence that dinosaurs lived recently. This book takes the reader back in time by analysing the text in the ancient hebrew language with which it was written, more than 3,500 years ago.
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. Hippopotamuses and egyptian hunters from keel, ref. Scholars, in studying jobs 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. There are mentions in the scripture of serpents and dragons, which some have explained as possibly implying dinosaurs. The bible mentions two dinosaurs by name and describes them in great detail. And why in a book that some claims to be faithful to history and wholly devoid of mythology. Some interpreters have taken these to be dinosaurs. 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 purpose of the bible is to explain our origin, the problem we encountered as finite and fallible beings of. The book of job describes this massive animalbut it is shrouded in mystery. Does the bible job 40 describe a sauropod dinosaur behemoth. In order to set the record straight, lets examine this passage of scripture, and see what the possibilities are.
In the book of job the bible talks about some of these magnificent creatures. Creation science and biblical interpretation, job 4041, dinosaurs. Some could fly, some could swim and they even laid eggs just like dinosaurs. The point god makes in job 41 is that leviathan is under gods sovereign control. The book of job is very old, written after the worldwide flood of noahs time and probably about 2,000 years before jesus was born. In jewish apocrypha and pseudepigrapha such as the 2nd century bce book of enoch, behemoth is the primal unconquerable. The purpose of the bible is not to discuss every topic in great detail. Does the bible have anything specifically to say about dinosaurs. Are dinosaurs mentioned in the bible, like in the book of job.
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. He was the greatest man among all the people of the east. Since history describes dinosaurs, and since the bible describes dinosaurs, then history confirms the bible. As you can see from the responses you have received, there is quite a bit of controversy of the issue with modern discoveries such as soft tissue being found in dinosaur fossils, and fossilization being accomplished in months instead of millions o. Job is considered to be the oldest book of the bible.