MARCH 3, Job 40:15-19

Dinosaurs certainly did roam the earth in the ancient past. What an awesome era that must have been, to see and hear those majestic animals God made! Most of you are familiar with popularly known dinosaurs such as the terrifying Tyrannosaurus Rex; the King of the dinosaurs. The T Rex could grow up to 4 storeys high, was a fierce predator that walked on two powerful legs, and had a huge head with large, pointed, replaceable teeth but surprisingly, had tiny arms, each with two fingers. On the other hand, there were dinosaurs a lot smaller, but still big by today’s standards. One example was the Hypsilophodon, a 2-metre long, plant-eating animal that possibly looked like a big iguana.

In today’s text, God describes to Job a great beast called a “behemoth”, which means “a large four footed beast”. Likely it refers to a gigantic plant-eating dinosaur as this dinosaur was the largest land animal God created. Impressively, the behemoth moved his tail like a cedar tree.

Cedars are some of the most spectacular trees and thus, this dinosaur must be huge! What can it be? Perhaps it is the Brachiosaurus. The Brachiosaurus was part of a group of large, four-legged, plant-eating, dinosaurs with long necks, relatively small heads and brains, and generally long tails. It had long forelimbs and a very long neck with chisel-like teeth, well-suited to its herbivorous diet. When God created all animals, he created dinosaurs too!

Thought: God made all creatures great and small, and that included dinosaurs!

Prayer: Heavenly Father, thank You for the wonderful world you have created. It is amazing that You also created those huge beautiful dinosaurs! Remind me Heavenly Father, to trust in You, for Thou art the great Creator of everything! In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen.