Proof, Part XIV
Sunday, June 13, 2010 at 04:57AM 
The book of Job was written (according to many scholars and historians) around the time of 400 BC and some claims are that Moses wrote it even earlier, but we can not be certain of that. Our most clear, physical evidence of it, is the Codex Sinaiticus which is a mostly complete bible dated the 4th century AD. That's the best we have. We know this because it was written in Kione Greek which was used only during this time period. We have other fragments that are older but that is not important.
It is interesting that as God goes on to talk to Job... He mentions two things. The behemoth and the Dragon. Here is the excerpt on the behemoth. It is clear to me, although my opinion, that He is referring to a dinosaur. Many, many centuries before the first dinosaur fossil was discovered in 1676. Of course, He didn't refer to it as a dinosaur because that name wasn't given until after 1842. He may have been speaking about Moschops, Bagaceratops, or Euoplacephalus. No one knows for sure but it is an interesting read. This would also indicate that a type of dinosaur lived during Job's time. One of God's first works.
(Job 40:15-24)
15 "Look at the behemoth,
which I made along with you
and which feeds on grass like an ox.
16 What strength he has in his loins,
what power in the muscles of his belly!
17 His tail sways like a cedar;
the sinews of his thighs are close-knit.
18 His bones are tubes of bronze,
his limbs like rods of iron.
19 He ranks first among the works of God,
yet his Maker can approach him with his sword.
20 The hills bring him their produce,
and all the wild animals play nearby.
21 Under the lotus plants he lies,
hidden among the reeds in the marsh.
22 The lotuses conceal him in their shadow;
the poplars by the stream surround him.
23 When the river rages, he is not alarmed;
he is secure, though the Jordan should surge against his mouth.
24 Can anyone capture him by the eyes,
or trap him and pierce his nose?
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