Now, God asks no questions about Behemoth. He just wants Job to look at and consider this amazing animal. And as strange as it might sound, God wants Job and us to imitate this creature.
Now, God begins by directing Job to consider Behemoth — and he points to both its creation and its diet. So, Job is told by God to look at this creature.
Job would have been familiar with this beast referred to by God as Behemoth. And then God wants Job to consider the creation of Behemoth.
Well, it could mean that God created this animal on the sixth day just like he created mankind. That would be true. All land animals were created on the same day during Creation Week as was man. But this could also be the Lord stating more broadly that he created both Behemoth and Job. And finally, God relates to Job the diet of Behemoth. Because even though this animal is so amazing and powerful — the creature apparently was an herbivore.
He ate grass like an ox. By the way, that tells us that Behemoth is not an ox. He eats grass like an ox. So, it and the ox are separate creatures. So, God wants Job to consider the location of the power of Behemoth. The central hub of its strength is not in its neck or its back or its shoulders. Its strength is not centered in its head or in its feet. Now, this is where we can start consider what this creature really is and compare it to how God describes it. We can get a good idea of what this beast is like even without being able to identify it because of how thorough the Lord is in describing it.
Nevertheless, we do like to try to figure out what Behemoth is. So, we already know that it eats grass. So, God draws attention to this tail of Behemoth. He says that this animal moves its tail as if the tail were a cedar tree. You get the picture of a massive swaying tail attached to this creature. Now, I think that description alone disqualifies a number of candidates for identifying Behemoth.
Some of those would include the elephant and the hippopotamus — the tails of which could hardly be compared to cedar trees.
And the Lord in this verse has been speaking to Job about the muscles of this beast and how strong they are. So, God wants Job to consider the strength of the bones and limbs of Behemoth. And the Lord compares these things to the two strongest metals of that time — bronze and iron. This creature is turning out to be a picture of strength in every way. From its muscles to its bones — its thighs and tail.
And all that strength from an animal that eats only grass and plants! And yet, God then also wants Job to know that either a God can destroy Behemoth or that b God has given this creature dangerous weapons on himself. There is yet more evidence that the baluchitherium could be the behemoth of Job. The fossil evidence shows that the baluchitherium had huge, post-like limbs and bones, bigger than all other land mammals. It had a large 2. It is the only known mammal with a tail that approaches the description.
Also, its possible habitat and diet, as noted by observing living rhinoceros species, matches the description in the Bible. Today you find species of rhinoceros inhabiting both savanna and mountainous ecosystems.
They eat a range of foliage including grass, sedges, shrubs, ferns, submerged and floating plants, twigs, fruit and leaves of trees see verses 15 and 22 , just as the Bible indicates.
Then there is the fact that the description in Job does not mention any tusks or horns. Surely if it was an elephant, or regular rhinoceros, God would not have left out those dominant features. And if it were a giant extinct sloth, surely there would be a mention of its huge claws.
But why would God have created such an impressive animal? And what lesson was He trying to teach Job—and for that matter, all of us—with it? God was teaching a lesson in humility. If you were alone next to an angry African elephant, surely you would feel quite small and helpless. How much punier and more terrified would you feel, though, if a behemoth were charging you? Would you not be inclined to seek God for protection?
Would you not hurriedly repent of any wrongs? God created this giant of mammals to humble people, who, like Job, let vanity swell their sense of greatness and importance. God recorded the behemoth in Scripture for a reason. He wants us to realize just how insignificant we are apart from Him. For an in-depth look at where dinosaurs, mankind, and even baluchitherium fit into the biblical timeline, as well as the general age of planet Earth, take a look at our article by Ryan Malone.
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Much of this history is recorded in the history book almost no one relies on—the Bible. And what makes the Bible so unique, compared to other historical accounts, is that it recorded much of this history before it occurred! A powerful and genuine example of peace was given to this world for a tiny period of time. Was it prophesied in your Bible? When you see how people reacted to it, you can understand why we have no real peace in this evil world.
Nevertheless, we are about to have world peace in spite of man and his human nature. Many people are aware of the atrocities committed by Germany in World War II but would consider them ancient history. These people are completely unaware of the legacy which Adolf Hitler drew upon in creating his Nazi war machine.
His was merely the latest resurrection of a war-making empire with a long and bloody history. Did you know that the Bible prophesied of his regime-as well as the terrible emergence of one last resurrection in our day?
The United States and Britain in Prophecy. Job And when God gives Job exactly twice what he lost compare with Job , he plays the part of a thief who must repay double Ex Not that God is a thief, mind you; but he takes the place of a thief along with his blame. Sort of like another divine warrior who had power to bind Satan Mark and triumph over the rulers and authorities through the cross Col And he did it, playing the part of a thief Mark He will one day destroy every ferocious beast Rev , Satan Rev , and death itself Rev Paul must have realized that speech was getting at something bigger than hippos and crocodiles.
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