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

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.


● 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.


● 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.


● 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?


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?


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?


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.


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.


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?


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?


creature● Study Job 41● Body covered with

scales

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



scales● Feared by warriors

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



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?



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?



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.

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

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