Dinosaur 65,000,000 years ago? Think again!
Job 40 {HCSB}
Look at Behemoth, which I made along with you. He eats grass like an ox.
16 Look at the strength of his loins and the power in the muscles of his belly.
17 He stiffens his tail like a cedar tree; the tendons of his thighs are woven firmly together.
18 His bones are bronze tubes; his limbs are like iron rods.
19 He is the foremost of God's works [only] his Maker can draw the sword against him.
20 The hills yield food for him, while all [sorts of] wild animals play there.
21 He lies under the lotus plants, hiding in the protection of marshy reeds.
22 Lotus plants cover him with their shade; the willows by the brook surround him.
23 Though the river rages, Behemoth is unafraid; he remains confident, even if the Jordan surges up to his mouth.
24 Can anyone capture him while he looks on,or pierce his nose with snares?
Job 41 {MSG} *SEE FOOT NOTE
1 -11"Or can you pull in the sea beast, Leviathan, with a fly rod and stuff him in your creel? Can you lasso him with a rope, or snag him with an anchor? Will he beg you over and over for mercy, or flatter you with flowery speech? Will he apply for a job with you to run errands and serve you the rest of your life? Will you play with him as if he were a pet goldfish? Will you make him the mascot of the neighborhood children? Will you put him on display in the market and have shoppers haggle over the price? Could you shoot him full of arrows like a pin cushion, or drive harpoons into his huge head? If you so much as lay a hand on him, you won't live to tell the story. What hope would you have with such a creature? Why, one look at him would do you in! If you can't hold your own against his glowering visage, how, then, do you expect to stand up to me? Who could confront me and get by with it? I'm in charge of all this—I run this universe! 12 -17 "But I've more to say about Leviathan, the sea beast, his enormous bulk, his beautiful shape. Who would even dream of piercing that tough skin or putting those jaws into bit and bridle? And who would dare knock at the door of his mouth filled with row upon row of fierce teeth? His pride is invincible; nothing can make a dent in that pride. Nothing can get through that proud skin— impervious to weapons and weather, The thickest and toughest of hides, impenetrable! 18 -34 "He snorts and the world lights up with fire, he blinks and the dawn breaks. Comets pour out of his mouth, fireworks arc and branch. Smoke erupts from his nostrils like steam from a boiling pot. He blows and fires blaze; flames of fire stream from his mouth. All muscle he is—sheer and seamless muscle. To meet him is to dance with death. Sinewy and lithe, there's not a soft spot in his entire body— As tough inside as out, rock-hard, invulnerable. Even angels run for cover when he surfaces, cowering before his tail-thrashing turbulence. Javelins bounce harmlessly off his hide, harpoons ricochet wildly. Iron bars are so much straw to him, bronze weapons beneath notice. Arrows don't even make him blink; bullets make no more impression than raindrops. A battle ax is nothing but a splinter of kindling; he treats a brandished harpoon as a joke. His belly is armor-plated, inexorable— unstoppable as a barge. He roils deep ocean the way you'd boil water, he whips the sea like you'd whip an egg into batter. With a luminous trail stretching out behind him, you might think Ocean had grown a gray beard! There's nothing on this earth quite like him, not an ounce of fear in that creature! He surveys all the high and mighty— king of the ocean, king of the deep!"
*Not that I like the Message OR STUDY IT but it's a pretty cool description of the Dinosaur in a story book kinda way. I urge you to re read it in the NIV or King James.
Floyd-
Thursday, April 10, 2008
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