Dinosaurs and the bible

This can be a problem for some people.
I know this was a problem for me about a year ago.
People ask how do dinosaurs fit into the bible?

Well there are a variety of choices.
There are problems with some logic, but I'm not going into any problems with any theories.
Some say this:
"I don't think dinosaurs ever existed. Sure we see the bones of them, but I think God purposely put the bones underground, so dinosaurs never really walked the earth. Why did he do it? I don't know, maby he wanted to test our faith."

Feel free to email me your theories about them at mrtnstolk@gmail.com.

My theory is dinosaurs lived at the same time as humans!
Genesis 1:21

And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

It says every living creature that moveth. Every creature, not big creatures, or small creatures, or fat creatures, not some creatures, all the creatures. Which includes dinosaurs!

Now some skeptics might ask, why are dinosaurs not mentioned?
Well, thats a simple question, its a reasonable question, but is simple.
The bible doesn't use the word dinosaur, you know why?
The word dinosaur was invented in 1841, the bible was written way before that!
It was translated in about 1400. Which means the bible couldn't use the word "dinosaur" because it wasn't invented yet. The bible uses the word "dragon". The word dragon(s) is mentioned 35 times in the bible.
I'll even list the verses for you:
Deuteronomy 32:33
Nehemiah 2:13
Job 30:29
Psalms 44:19; 74:13; 91:13; 148:7
Isaiah 13:22; 27:1; 34:13; 35:7; 43:20; 51:9
Jeremiah 9:11; 10:22; 14:6; 49:33; 51:34,37
Ezekiel 29:3
Micah 1:8
Malachi 1:3
Revelation 12:3,4,7,9,13,16,17; 13:2,4,11; 16:13; 20:2;
And they are mentioned even more in the books not included in the bible.

The only other dinosaurs I read in the bible was Behemoth and Leviathan, which we will now be discussing.
Behemoth is only mentioned once in the bible, Job 40:15. After that it describes the behemoth.
The descriptions look like this:
Job 40:15 - Eats grass like an ox.
Job 40:16 - Strength is in loins and navel of belly.
Job 40:17 - Moves tail like a ceder.
Job 40:18 - Bones are really really strong (like bars of iron according to the bible)
Job 40:21 - Lies under shady trees.
Job 40:23 - Drinks up a river.

Thats a quick summary of it. Now it has been suggested that this could be an elephant or a hippo.
Thats a little inaccurate if you ask me.
Job 40:15 - Eats grass like an ox
Elephant - Eats grass, but not like an ox, does it? When elephants eat grass they grip the grass with their trunks, loosen the grass with their foot and pulls the grass out.
Hippo - Nothing wrong here, fits the description.

Job 40:17 - Moves tail like a ceder
Ceder tree huh? The tails...

 Oh yea,  sure it is.

Job 40:21 - Lies under shady trees
Really? An elephant? Last time I heard they roll in the mud to keep cool, or they spray themselves with water.
Same with the hippo, they stay cool by being in mud or water, not shade, water.

You know...Before the translators make comments I should suggest that they read the passage atleast twice. Otherwise wrong assumptions are made.

Now, what could a behemoth be?
It has been suggested that it could be a brachiosaurus.
Its possible. I don't know, but its possible. It fits the description pretty well.

This guy came to me and said:

It fits more than one dinosaurs description, it fits the stegosaurus to!

His missing the whole point!
The point isn't which dinosaur it was, its a dinosaur!
Anyway.

The leviathan...
The word leviathan is mentioned 5 times in the bible.
The description goes as follows:
Job 41:1 - Can't catch with a hook!
Job 41:12 - Strong!
Job 41:13 - Round teeth.
Job 41:14 - Has scales.
Job 41:19 - 21 - Breathes fire!
Job 41:22 - Strong neck.
Job 41:26 - 28 - Weapons don't hurt him that much!
Job 41:33 - No fear!

Thats another nice description of a leviathan. It has been suggested that this could be either a whale or a basking shark. Both those fits the description pretty well... There are problems!

Job 41:19 - 21 - Breathes fire!

I highly doubt a whale or any type of shark could breath fire, someone please correct me if I'm wrong.

This guy I debated said:

You know, I think breathing fire sounds allot like a fairy tale. I mean really, how is that even possible? And even if it is possible wouldn't they give a better description of it?

Well, I'm sorry, the bible isn't a reference guide. All it says is out of his mouth goes fire and smoke goes out of his nose. Thats about it. Can't help you there. I will however argue that it is possible to breath fire. It is chemically possible. For example the bombardier beetle. Man that thing hits the enemy with 212 degree's of chemicals. Don't you think its possible? Well, according to the bombardier beetle it is.

Job 41:22 - Strong neck
This always gets to me!
They say its a whale or a basking shark. All I say is:

I would like you to point out to me. Where, on a whale, is its neck. Because I can't seem to find it.

Same with the basking shark... Not even to mention strong.
So someone, please email me at mrtnstolk@gmail.com where I may find the neck on a whale or basking shark. (Leave comments if you want, but I probably won't read it.)

A few years ago there was a reporting of a strange creature that washed out on the beach. Well people were rushing to go see it and they cut pieces off it etc. Well, nobody ever thought of taking a picture of it. Scientists suggested it was a basking shark, some people said that can't be true, it had a long neck. The scientists persisted and eventually the other people just left it, but thats dumb. Its actually saying "I'm right and you are wrong, because you were there and I wern't."

There is much much more I can say about this topic, but I'm going to stop right here, for now anyway!