WEIRD CREATURES IN THE BIBLE 3: BEHEMOTH
(Message by Tanny Keng)
1. Weird creatures in the Bible
a) The Bible mentions different kinds of weird creatures. Some descriptions are symbolic and are simply meant to represent certain nations, people, or ideas in prophetic visions; these creatures were never intended to be taken literally. Other passages are indeed describing a real beast, although the names provided by translators were sometimes taken from mythology.The King James Version, translated in 1611, contains several mentions of mythological creatures, including the satyrs, unicorns, the fearsome cockatrices and dragons.
2. Behemoth
a) In Job an animal called “behemoth” is described as an example of the many things God has accomplished that Job could not even fathom (Job 40:15–24).
b) Behemoth is almost certainly a real creature, although some Jewish scholars hold it is a symbol of chaos. The beast is most popularly identified as a hippopotamus or elephant, although some of its physical characteristics, particularly the tail “like a cedar,” do not match up with either animal.
c) Most young-earth creationists believe behemoth is a dinosaur similar to the apatosaurus or diplodocus.
The End ...
1. Weird creatures in the Biblea) The Bible mentions different kinds of weird creatures. Some descriptions are symbolic and are simply meant to represent certain nations, people, or ideas in prophetic visions; these creatures were never intended to be taken literally. Other passages are indeed describing a real beast, although the names provided by translators were sometimes taken from mythology.The King James Version, translated in 1611, contains several mentions of mythological creatures, including the satyrs, unicorns, the fearsome cockatrices and dragons.
2. Behemoth
a) In Job an animal called “behemoth” is described as an example of the many things God has accomplished that Job could not even fathom (Job 40:15–24).
b) Behemoth is almost certainly a real creature, although some Jewish scholars hold it is a symbol of chaos. The beast is most popularly identified as a hippopotamus or elephant, although some of its physical characteristics, particularly the tail “like a cedar,” do not match up with either animal.
c) Most young-earth creationists believe behemoth is a dinosaur similar to the apatosaurus or diplodocus.
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