What is Leviathan?

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What is Leviathan?

• Job 41 science in harmony

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Some people think Leviathan was a
crocodilian.Lets investigate and consider this
possibility.
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Think of some problems or challenges Leviathan or
an alligator might have. As you go through the
Power Point, jot down some adaptations that God
gave these creatures to solve the problems.
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A croc's tongue doesn't moveit's attached to the
bottom of its mouth.

• 1Can you pull in the leviathan with a fishhook
         or tie down his tongue with a rope?
•  2 Can you put a cord through his nose        or
  pierce his jaw with a hook?

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All the species of alligators, caimans,
crocodiles, and gharial together are known as
crocodilians. They belong to the order
Crocodylia

• Will he keep begging you for mercy?        Will
  he speak to you with gentle words?
•  4 Will he make an agreement with you        for
  you to take him as your slave for life?

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The mama croc will guard the eggs from predators
that might try to dig them up and eat them. Once
they hatch the mom carries them in her mouth to
the water.
Some crocodilians make nests like birds but on
the ground others dig a hole in the sandy beach
to lay their leathery eggs.

• 5 Can you make a pet of him like a bird or put
  him on a leash for your girls?

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The female guards them for about a year,
attacking predators that come close. She may let
them ride on her back and some species call their
hatchlings to swim into their mouths for
protection.It looks like she swallowed them
but they are actually protected!
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When the babies are ready to hatch, they grunt
or bark from inside the egg. Some mothers will
help by gently biting the egg to open it.

• The babies use a short little tooth on the end of
  their snouts called an egg tooth to break out.

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Many species have been hunted for their skins
to make shoes and luggage. Others are endangered
because of loss of habitat.

• 6 Will traders barter for him?        Will they
  divide him up among the merchants?

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Crocodilians, like reptiles in general, keep
growing all their lives.
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• Any hope of subduing him is false        the
  mere sight of him is overpowering.
• 10 No one is fierce enough to rouse him.

• 7 Can you fill his hide with harpoons        or
  his head with fishing spears?
•  8 If you lay a hand on him, you will remember
  the struggle and never do it again!

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Because God created them with powerful senses
they are excellent hunters. Crocs have keen
hearing and vertical pupils give them good night
vision.
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As you read, determine which senses help the
crocodile and how. Compare to another creature
with a Venn Diagram.
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God placed their eyes on top of their heads so
they can see well as they cruise the water
Crocodilians have slits on their heads that can
close to cover their keen ears when they dive.
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Crocodilians can swim up to 20 miles per hour and
on land they can move as fast as 11 miles per
hour with their muscular legs. They can only
move short distances on land before they tire.

• 12 I will not fail to speak of his limbs, his
  strength and his graceful form.

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The tail is half the animal's length and can be
used as a weapon. It stores fat that the reptile
will use for nourishment during the winter.
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Crocs are cold blooded ectothermic (cold blooded)
and must bask in the sun to get heat.
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Quick write

• 13 Who can strip off his outer coat?    Who would
  approach him with a bridle?
• Imagine someone trying to put a bridle on a
  crocodilian and ride it. Who is doing this?
  Where? Why? How did the story resolve?
• Write the story in 1-2 paragraphs.

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Crocs have 66 teeth but don't chew their food.
They either swallow prey whole or tear off large
pieces.

• 14 Who dares open the doors of his mouth ringed
  about with his fearsome teeth?

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God gave crocs special organs in their snouts to
give them a great sense of smell.Some croc
species can eat up to half their body weight in
one meal. They will juggle the food around to get
food in the right position, toss their heads back
and let the food fall down their throats.
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• His back has rows of shields tightly sealed
  together
• 16 each is so close to the next that no air can
  pass between. 17 They are joined fast to one
  another        they cling together and cannot
  be parted.

Using a Venn Diagram, compare and contrast the
scientific description with the poetic one.
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Alligator facts Length largestblack caiman is
up to 16 feet and the smallestCuvier's dwarf
caiman is up to 5 feet the American alligator can
reach 15 feet Weight up to 1,000 pounds Life
span 30 to 60 years

• 22 Strength resides in his neck        dismay
  goes before him.
• 23 The folds of his flesh are tightly joined
         they are firm and immovable.

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Crocodile factsLength largest saltwater
crocodile was 20.7 feet the smallestAfrican
dwarf crocodile is 4 to 6 feet Weight saltwater
crocodileup to 2,000 pounds but most species are
1,000 pounds or less
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24 His chest is hard as rock, hard as a lower
millstone.
Life span 50 to 75 years
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• 25 When he rises up, the mighty are terrified
  they retreat before his thrashing.

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26 The sword that reaches him has no effect,
       nor does the spear or the dart or the
javelin.  27 Iron he treats like straw       
and bronze like rotten wood.  28 Arrows do not
make him flee        sling stones are like
chaff to him.  29 A club seems to him but a
piece of straw        he laughs at the rattling
of the lance.
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Their bellies are yellow to white and have smooth
scales. Crocodilians live in or near the
water..

• 30 His undersides are jagged potsherds, leaving a
  trail in the mud like a threshing sledge.

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Sometimes appearing to be logs floating in a
swamp or washed up on shore. Crocs can hold
their breath underwater for more than an hour.

•  31 He makes the depths churn like a boiling
  caldron and stirs up the sea like a pot of
  ointment.

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Crocodiles swim very well, propelling themselves
through the water with their tails and webbed
feet.

• 32 Behind him he leaves a glistening wake
         one would think the deep had white hair.
•  33 Nothing on earth is his equal        a
  creature without fear.
•  34 He looks down on all that are haughty
         he is king over all that are proud."

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Crocodiles swim very well, propelling themselves
through the water with their tails and webbed
feet.
Salt water crocodile habitat

• Psalms 104
• 25 There is the sea, vast and spacious, teeming
  with creatures beyond number        living
  things both large and small.
•  26 There the ships go to and fro, and the
  leviathan, which you formed to frolic there.

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18 His snorting throws out flashes of light
       his eyes are like the rays of dawn.

• Or could Leviathan be a Bombardier Beetle?

• The bombardier beetle, found mainly in Africa and
  Asia, can fire a powerful jet of hot, toxic fluid
  to fight off predators such as birds and frogs.
  The venomous squirt can travel as far as 20cm.

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 19 Firebrands stream from his mouth sparks of
fire shoot out.  

• Quantities of hydroquinone and hydrogen peroxide
  gases build up in the beetles abdomen and
  produce the toxic benzoquinone. This hot fluid is
  then fired off in the face of enemy.

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 20 Smoke pours from his nostrils        as
from a boiling pot over a fire of reeds.  21 His
breath sets coals ablaze,        and flames dart
from his mouth.

• For more info
• http//www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/04/08040
  1170543.htm
• http//www.answersingenesis.org/creation/v12/i1/bo
  mbardier.asp

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