Today we will be having a more fun look at the Bible about dinosaurs. Many people who are skeptical of the Bible and what it represents will often ask the question, ”how do we explain the dinosaur bones and fossils?”. For people who are looking for truth, that is a very valid question. The word dinosaur is not in the Bible for that word did not come about until about 200 years ago.  So first lets look at the origins of the word dinosaur. According to Reuters, in 1824 William Buckland who was a theologian, and a naturalist spoke with the Geological Society in London. He was speaking about a large jaw and limb bones that was found in a quarry in the village of Stonesfield near Oxford. Buckland recognized that these fossils belonged to a huge bygone reptile, and gave it a formal scientific name: Megalosaurus, meaning "great lizard." With that, the first dinosaur was officially recognized, though the actual word dinosaur would not be coined until the 1840s. This prompted a great response and fascination about dinosaurs.

   So here we are 200 years after the fact and have found many different species of "dinosaurs”. Much time and research has gone into the study of dinosaurs. Scientists and researchers dedicate their lives trying to uncover as much information about these relics as they can. Even in the scientific world, there are still discussion and debate about the age and cause of extinction and literally every aspect the life of dinosaurs. 

 For us that believe in God as our creator, The aspect of the dinosaur is very much clearer. Though there are many aspects as of habitat, how they lived, and so on, we are not sure on, we do know for sure they were here and the Bible clearly talks about such creatures that walked the earth.

(15) Behold now behemoth, Which I made with thee; He eateth grass as an ox. (16 )Lo now, his strength is in his loins, And his force is in the navel of his belly. (17) He moveth his tail like a cedar: The sinews of his stones are wrapped together. (18) His bones are as strong pieces of brass; His bones are like bars of iron. (19) He is the chief of the ways of God: He that made him can make his sword to approach unto him. (20) Surely the mountains bring him forth food, Where all the beasts of the field play. (21) He lieth under the shady trees, In the covert of the reed, and fens. (22) The shady trees cover him with their shadow; The willows of the brook compass him about. (23) Behold, he drinketh up a river, and hasteth not: He trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth. (24) He taketh it with his eyes: His nose pierceth through snares.

Job 41: 

(1) Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? Or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down? (2) Canst thou put an hook into his nose? Or bore his jaw through with a thorn? (3) Will he make many supplications unto thee? Will he speak soft words unto thee? (4) Will he make a covenant with thee? Wilt thou take him for a servant for ever? (5) Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? Or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens? (6) Shall the companions make a banquet of him? Shall they part him among the merchants? (7) Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons? Or his head with fish spears? (8) Lay thine hand upon him, Remember the battle, do no more. (9) Behold, the hope of him is in vain: Shall not one be cast down even at the sight of him? (10) None is so fierce that dare stir him up: Who then is able to stand  before me? (11) Who hath prevented me, that I should repay him? Whatsoever is under the whole heaven is mine. (12) I will not conceal his parts, Nor his power, nor his comely proportion. (13) Who can discover the face of his garment? Or who can come to him with his double bridle? (14) Who can open the doors of his face? His teeth are terrible round about. (15)  His scales are his pride, Shut up together as with a close seal. (16) One is so near to another, That no air can come between them. (17) They are joined one to another, They stick together, that they cannot be sundered. (18) By his neesings a light doth shine, And his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning. (19) Out of his mouth go burning lamps, And sparks of fire leap out. (20) Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, As out of a seething pot or aldron. (21) His breath kindleth coals, And a flame goeth out of his mouth. (22) In his neck remaineth strength, And sorrow is turned into joy before him. (23) The flakes of his flesh are joined together: They are firm in themselves; they cannot be moved. (24) His heart is as firm as a stone; Yea, as hard as a piece of the nether millstone. (25) When he raiseth up himself, the mighty are afraid: By reason of breakings they purify themselves. (26) The sword of him that layeth at him cannot hold: The spear, the dart, nor the habergeon. (27) He esteemeth iron as straw, And brass as rotten wood. (28) The arrow cannot make him flee: Slingstones are turned with him into stubble. (29) Darts are counted as stubble: He laugheth at the shaking of a spear. (30) Sharp stones are under him: He spreadeth sharp pointed things upon the mire. (31) He maketh the deep to boil like a pot: He maketh the sea like a pot of ointment. (32) He maketh a path to shine after him; One would think the deep to be hoary. (33) Upon earth there is not his like, Who is made without fear. (34) He beholdeth all high things: He is a king over all the children of pride.

  The above verses describe nothing like we know of any thing today. Nothing living today has the attributes of what we just read. I do find it remarkable that in Job 41, the description does multiple comparison to men and their weapons. Talk about many are afraid when encountered. We could only then realize that these beasts were here at the same time as man. Then we see the description with scales, sparks leap out of its mouth, hmm, sounds like what we would think of as "dragons”. Sounds like the Chinese and Japanese knew all along. It would seem the Bible clearly describes the beasts that we have been finding their remains for the past 200 years. 

  Going back to scientist speculations about the extinction of dinosaurs, we know that save for a few, everything on earth was destroyed in the flood. Whether or not we would assume this would include the dinosaurs, for we really do not know the timeline of when they existed, before or after the flood, they did exist, that we know for sure, and it is always best not to speculate but to believe in God. The Bible confirms the existence of "dinosaurs or dragons” which ever suits you best. 

Psalm 74: (13) Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: Thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters. (14) Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, And gavest him to be meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness.

Isaiah 27:1 In that day the LORD with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that is in the sea.

Psalm 104:  (25)  So is this great and wide sea, Wherein are things creeping innumerable, both small and great beasts. (26) There go the ships: There is that leviathan, Whom thou hast made to play therein.

 The Bible gives us multiple references pointing back to what was described in the book of Job. The word dinosaur is not used in the Bible, for it is more of a modern term. We can clearly see that the Bible confirms what we have been discovering and researching for the past 200 years in the form of fossils.