The relevence of Biblical claims to science

in Job 40:15-20 the bible gives reference to behemoth the dinosaur. since believers think the earth is only several thousand years old. it would be impossible for them to have gone extinct 65 mya which is most widely accepted.

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.

the word behemoth describes a large object. and they defintitly couldn't be describing an elephant since i think an elephants tail is one of the farthest things from a mighty cedar. If you can think of another animal it could be describing, let me know.

there were only like three dinosaurs we've found that are larger than an elephant. and the bush patches they have in that region can ectually get quite large

Gosh! I keep thinking of stuff. with the eating grass part. God created all animals to be vegetarian. it was only after the fall that competition for survival began.

has anybody else heard "tail like a giant cedar" a euphamism for giant cock? I've heard "mighty oak" usedThis message has been edited by rightw/god, 07-03-2005 12:53 AM

the second definition of "navel" is a central point or a middle

. I'm goin to camp tomorrow and i got to start packing. It's like midnight. I'll be back in week. until then i suggest that all open minded people read "The Answers Book" by Ken Ham, Andrew Snelling, and Carl Wieland. I finished it this week at hockey camp. If you don't, I'll be back to talk about it in week. cya