In order to set the record straight, lets examine this passage of scripture, and see what the possibilities are. The word dinosaur is not found in the classic king james version of 1611. Are dinosaurs mentioned in the bible, like in the book of job. It was the first time in more than 100 years that three future kings have been under the same roof, and the prince will be the fortythird monarch since the norman conquest in. 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. Does the bible have anything specifically to say about dinosaurs. Seals of jeremiahs captors discovered seals of isaiah and king hezekiah discovered. The bible mentions two dinosaurs by name and describes them in great detail.
Job, behemoth, and dinosaurs by wayne jackson the topic of dinosaurs fascinates virtually everyone. 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 describes this massive animalbut it is shrouded in mystery. Behemoth and leviathan in the book of job 1 creation ministries. I cant get a signal he is likely to have even less time after jobs, which opened friday. Some could fly, some could swim and they even laid eggs just like dinosaurs. If the book of job doesnt describe dinosaurs, what animals are being referred to. The book of job is very old, probably written around 2,000 years before jesus was born. For many years youngearth creationists have pointed to the book of job, chapters 4041, as evidence that dinosaurs lived recently. The king james and asv translate it, he moveth his tail like a cedar. Creation science and biblical interpretation, job 4041, dinosaurs. Bible verses related to dinosaurs from the king james version kjv by relevance. For many years young earth creation science believers have pointed to the book of job, chapters 4041, as evidence that dinosaurs lived recently.
First, lets read the portion of job 40 that is in question, in the king james version. Are dinosaurs described in the bible, in the book of job. There is a mediator, a daysman, or umpire, for us, even gods own beloved son, who has purchased peace for us with the blood of his cross, who is able to save to the uttermost all who come unto god through him. Here god describes a great king of the land animals like some of the. It has been identified with animals ranging from the elephant to the dinosaur. Behemoth and leviathan, the two enigmatic animals mentioned in the book of job. Bible verses related to dinosaurs from the king james version kjv by relevance sort by book order job 40. These passages are found in the book of job and they refer to creatures known as the. Creation science and biblical interpretation, job 4041. The book of job contains some of the most descriptive language about the natural world in all of scripture. In jewish apocrypha and pseudepigrapha such as the 2nd century bce book of enoch, behemoth is the primal. Although these animals mentioned in the book of job cannot be identified with certainty, behemoth is generally identified as the hippopotamus and leviathan as the crocodile. 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 illustrate his omniscience and wisdom in creation.
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