1. 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?

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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”

9. 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?

10. 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?

11. 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?

12. 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.

13. 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.

14. 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?

15. 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?

16. 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;

17. 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.

18. 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?

19. 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?

20. 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.

21. 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.

22. 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”

23. The Real Issue ● Did they exist with humans? ● Greek vase dated 550 BC shows both together

24. The Real Issue ● Did they exist with humans? ● Historian Herodotus – 450 BC – writes about men battling them ● Indian drawings – Arizona, Utah

25. The Real Issue ● Did they exist with humans? ● Carvings in temple in Thailand

26. 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

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

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

29. 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

30. 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.