DID DINOSAURS REALLY EXIST? When were they on earth? Were they on earth at the same time as man?...

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DID DINOSAURSREALLY EXIST?

When were they on earth?Were they on earth at the same time as man?Does the Bible say anything about dinosaurs?

Evolution claims:

● Dinosaurs first appeared 231 million years ago

● They became extinct 135 million years ago

● This means they became extinct 96 million years ago.

● The first man was about 150,000 years ago.

Word Study in the Bible

● Behemoth / Beast● Study Job 40● Eats grass

● v. 15 "Look now at the behemoth, which I made along with you; He eats grass like an ox.

Word Study in the Bible

● Behemoth / Beast● Study Job 40● Eats grass● Very strong

● v. 16 See now, his strength is in his hips, And his power is in his stomach muscles.

Word Study in the Bible

● Behemoth / Beast● Study Job 40● Eats grass● Very strong● Large tail and legs

● v. 17 He moves his tail like a cedar; The sinews of his thighs are tightly knit.

Word Study in the Bible

● Behemoth / Beast● Study Job 40● Eats grass● Very strong● Large tail and legs● Bone like iron &

brass

● v. 18 His bones are like beams of bronze, His ribs like bars of iron.

Word Study in the Bible● Behemoth / Beast● Study Job 40● Eats grass● Very strong● Large tail and legs● Bone like iron &

brass● Massive size (first =

biggest)

● v. 19 He is the first of the ways of God; Only He who made him can bring near His sword.

Word Study in the Bible● Behemoth / Beast● Study Job 40● Eats grass● Very strong● Large tail and legs● Bone like iron &

brass● Massive size (first =

biggest)

● Hebrew word occurs 190 in the Old Testament

● Most often translated “beast”

Word Study in the Bible● Leviathan – sea

creature● Study Job 41● Could not be tamed

● vs. 1-4 1 "Can you draw out Leviathan with a hook, Or snare his tongue with a line which you lower? 2 Can you put a reed through his nose, Or pierce his jaw with a hook? 3 Will he make many supplications to you? Will he speak softly to you? 4 Will he make a covenant with you? Will you take him as a servant forever?

Word Study in the Bible● Leviathan – sea

creature● Study Job 41● Could not be tamed● Not a pet

● v. 5 Will you play with him as with a bird, Or will you leash him for your maidens?

Word Study in the Bible● Leviathan – sea

creature● Study Job 41● Could not be tamed● Not a pet● No weapon hurts

● v. 9 Indeed, any hope of overcoming him is false; Shall one not be overwhelmed at the sight of him?

Word Study in the Bible● Leviathan – sea

creature● Study Job 41● Could not be tamed● Not a pet● No weapon hurts

● v. 26-29 26 Though the sword reaches him, it cannot avail; Nor does spear, dart, or javelin. 27 He regards iron as straw, And bronze as rotten wood. 28 The arrow cannot make him flee; Slingstones become like stubble to him. 29 Darts are regarded as straw; He laughs at the threat of javelins.

Word Study in the Bible● Leviathan – sea

creature● Study Job 41● Could not be tamed● Not a pet● No weapon hurts● Fearless

● v. 33 On earth there is nothing like him, Which is made without fear.

Word Study in the Bible● Leviathan – sea

creature● Study Job 41● Could not be tamed● Not a pet● No weapon hurts● Fearless● Will attack

● v. 10 No one is so fierce that he would dare stir him up. Who then is able to stand against Me?

Word Study in the Bible● Leviathan – sea

creature● Study Job 41● Could not be tamed● Not a pet● No weapon hurts● Fearless● Will attack● Terrible teeth

● v. 14 Who can open the doors of his face, With his terrible teeth all around?

Word Study in the Bible● Leviathan – sea

creature● Study Job 41● Body covered with

scales

● v. 15 His rows of scales are his pride, Shut up tightly as with a seal;

Word Study in the Bible● Leviathan – sea

creature● Study Job 41● Body covered with

scales● Feared by warriors

● v. 25 When he raises himself up, the mighty are afraid; Because of his crashings they are beside themselves.

Word Study in the Bible● Leviathan – sea

creature● Study Job 41● Body covered with

scales● Feared by warriors● Largest of all

creatures

● v. 9 Indeed, any hope of overcoming him is false; Shall one not be overwhelmed at the sight of him?

Word Study in the Bible● Leviathan – sea

creature● Study Job 41● Body covered with

scales● Feared by warriors● Largest of all

creatures● Fierce

● v. 10 No one is so fierce that he would dare stir him up. Who then is able to stand against Me?

Word Study in the Bible● Leviathan – sea

creature● Study Job 41● Body covered with

scales● Feared by warriors● Largest of all creatures● Fierce● Breastplate strong

protection

● v. 30 His undersides are like sharp potsherds; He spreads pointed marks in the mire.

Word Study in the Bible● Sea Monster –

Dragon ● Hebrew – “tannin”● Study Isaiah 27:1● 28 times in Old

Testament● Translated – sea

creature, monster, sea monster, dragon

● “Reptile” in NKJV

● In that day the Lord with His severe sword, great and strong, Will punish Leviathan the fleeing serpent, Leviathan that twisted serpent; And He will slay the reptile that is in the sea.

English word - Dinosaur

● English word did not exist until 1841

● Word did not exist at time of King James Bible

● The word means “powerful lizard”

The Real Issue

● Did they exist with humans?● Greek vase dated 550 BC shows both

together

The Real Issue● Did they exist with humans?● Historian Herodotus – 450 BC – writes

about men battling them● Indian drawings – Arizona, Utah

The Real Issue

● Did they exist with humans?● Carvings in temple in Thailand

The Real Issue

● Did they exist with humans?● Carvings in temple in Thailand● Hundreds of carvings, figurines and

drawings with both humans and dinosaurs● Peruvian burial stones dated 500 to 1500

AD

The Real Issue● Did they exist with humans?● Then there is Glen Rose, Texas

The Real Issue● Did they exist with humans?● Then there is Glen Rose, Texas

Now You Know● Dinosaurs did exist● They existed at the same time as humans● God said so.● Like many 1,000s of species, they

became extinct

So What?

● The Bible view of creation is right.● God made all the animals – then man – on the

same day.● The purpose of the passages in Job are

statements by God about His power and knowledge.

● Job 40:15 Look now at the behemoth, which I made along with you; He eats grass like an ox.

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