Dinosaurs

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Dinosaurs Pose A Challenge

• Our children need to know what is true about
  dinosaurs, and what is not true.
• One does not have to make a choice between
  dinosaurs and the Bible.

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Did Dinosaurs Really Exist?
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We dont read about them in the Bible?
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We dont read about them in the Bible?

• The word dinosaur did not exist until 1842.

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We dont read about them in the Bible?

• The word dinosaur did not exist until 1842.
• Bible does not mention sharks, kangaroos, jelly
  fish, or cats but we know they exist.

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• Dr. Gideon and Maryann Mantell discovered
  first dinosaur fossil in 1822.

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The Fossil Record

• Fossils can tell us things like size, weight,
  muscle mass, diet, mode of travel, etc.
• Cant tell us things like skin color, how long
  ago they lived, if evolution actually took place.

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Dinosaurs and the Bible
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Dinosaurs and the Bible

• Genesis 120-23, 24-25

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Dinosaurs and the Bible

• Genesis 120-23, 24-25
• great sea creatures
• beast of the earth

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Dinosaurs and the Bible

• Behemoth
• Job 4015-24
• eats grass like an ox
• tail like a cedar
• bones are like beams of bronze
• ribs like bars of iron
• Fits the description of the large, plant-eating
  dinosaurs.

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Dinosaurs and the Bible

• Leviathan
• Job 41
• terrible teeth all around
• rows of scales
• smoke goes out of his nostrils,
• his breath kindles coals
• he regards iron as straw
• Fits the description of a dragon.

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What Happened to the Dinosaurs?
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What Happened to the Dinosaurs?

• The Global Flood of Noahs Day
• Genesis 6-8

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What Happened to the Dinosaurs?

• The Global Flood of Noahs Day
• Genesis 6-8
• Fossil record argues strongly in favor of a
  global flood.

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Process of Fossilization
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Dinosaur Graveyards
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• Then Job answered the LORD and said I know
  that You can do everything, and that no purpose
  of Yours can be withheld from You.
• Job 421-2