In Job 40: 17 does " his tail like a cedar' describe the dinosaur?

Question

Many so called Theologians are so insecure that they rather describe
this behemoth with tails that sway like a cedar as a hippopotamus
than as dynasaurs. They say that answering that any creature is a
dinosaur is a Red Herring. Are you satisfied with these super
Scholars who shy away from the scientific discoveries that dinosaurs in fact existed.

Answer 1

It certainly sounds like it but to admit might compromise ones beliefs whether they are scientists or theologians. Both are religious in their own respects

Answer 2

The Hippopotamus

The description in the 40th chapter of the book of Job offers a vivid word picture of this huge mammal, Behemoth. It is described as being herbivorous. (Vs 15)

The sources of its tremendous power and energy are noted to be in the hips and in the tendons of its belly, that is, the muscles of its back and those of its belly. (Vs 16)

The tail of Behemoth is like a cedar. Since the tail of a hippopotamus is fairly short, measuring about 46 to 51 cm (18 to 20 in.), this is likely to be understood as meaning that the animal can set its thick tail rigidly upright or swing it about like a tree.

“The sinews of its thighs are interwoven,” so that the fiber and tendons of muscles of its thighs are twisted together and braided like powerful cables. (Vs 17)

The bones of its legs are as strong as “tubes of copper,” thus being able to support the great weight of the body. The bones and ribs are like wrought-iron rods. (Vs 18)

The Behemoth’s immense consumption of food is alluded to (vs 20), and mention is made of its relaxing under the thorny lotus trees or concealing itself in a swampy place, beneath the shade of the poplars. (Vss 21, 22)

Even when a river overflows its banks, this creature does not panic, for it can still keep its head above the level of water and swim against the force of the deluge. (Vs 23)

Jehovah asked Job: ‘Since Behemoth is so mighty and formidably equipped, would a man have the hardihood to try to confront it before its eyes and try to pierce its nose with a hook?’—Vs 24.

Answer 3

The behemoth is usually taken to be a hippopotamus. 21-24 continues with further explanation. I guess it could be a smaller dinosaur "The locus tree cover him with their shade".

Answer 4

Sounds just like a sauropod.

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.

Answer 5

The legends of dragons got here from the invention of fossils. in case you got here across, enable's say, a velociraptor cranium, understanding no longer something approximately fossils, what could you think of? What tale do you think of you will desire to tell utilising it as a foundation? part of the dragon legend says they sleep for hundreds of years as stone. of course that comes from the fossils, mutually as of course from a creature of a few style, are rocks because of the fossilization technique and up to date in stony quarries. in basic terms as historical people wrote dragon myths, their truthful brethren worked the "creatures" into their thoughts and their writing. From those passages i'd desire to work out a hippo "interior the covert of the reed" because of the fact they are water/swamp animals. would desire to easily as actually BE a sauropod... fossil, and a narrative written around it, describing areas they suspect could be a piece of one in each of those extensive creature if it have been finished and lined in flesh.

Answer 6

Those goat herders had no idea about what a dinosaur might have been. They also talk about giant men and vampires, unicorns, and scary monsters.

Answer 7

The older texts always has descriptions of 'monsters'.

Try Ezekiel for a change.....
Some have said it is a UFO he is describing landing next to him..!!

Answer 8

I think it is a dinosaur.

Answer 9

I think that it refers to that old dragon,satan.