Q:why is it that in the bible it says that god is the creater of everything but it says nothing about dinosaures I’ ve just noticed that there is nothing about how dinosaures were created however scientists are figuring out how they were created not only that they are discovering new planets in the universe that aren’t in the bible but if they were created by god then he must of over looked those planets or simply just didn’t create them.
Yes, the Bible does represent God as having created everything that has been created, which would include dinosaurs and planets. “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made” (John 1:1-3). Further, everything continues to exist through the same supernatural power responsible for its creation. “For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: And he is before all things, and by him all things consist” (Colossians 1:16-17). Specifically, Jesus Christ (references above) as a part of the Godhead participated in creation (Genesis 1:26).
First, it is seriously inaccurate to suppose that “scientists are figuring out how they [dinosaurs] were created” (emphasis added). Second, unfamiliarity with certain parts of the Bible may lead one to suppose that no reference to dinosaurs appears in the Bible. The English word “dinosaur” did not appear in the English language until more than 200 years after the translation of the most popular and longest popular English translation of the Bible: the King James Version. However, other words that predate the existence of the word “dinosaur” and that refer to dinosaurs do appear in the Bible.
The Bible refers to the “behemoth,” which is usually identified as a dinosaur. Strong defines “behemoth” as “1a) a Diplodocus or Brachiosaurus.”
Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox. Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly. He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together. His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron. He is the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make his sword to approach unto him. Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play. He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens. The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about. Behold, he drinketh up a river, and hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth. He taketh it with his eyes: his nose pierceth through snares. (Job 40:15-24)
Another dinosaur mentioned in the Bible is the leviathan (Job 41:1; Psalm 74:14; 104:26; Isaiah 27:1). Strong defines “leviathan” as: “sea monster, dragon…1a) large aquatic animal…1b) perhaps the extinct dinosaur, plesiosaurus… The word “whale” appearing in Ezekiel 32:2 in its context there is identified as a “dinosaur,” again a “plesiosaurus” (Strong). There are various sources available on the Internet that expand upon this information, as well as provide useful sketches, etc. See:https://www.angelfire.com/mi/dinosaurs/behemoth.html
https://www.bible.ca/tracks/tracks.htm
https://www.christiancourier.com/archives/dinosaurs.htm
Respecting planets in the inquiry, the Bible acknowledges that the universe exists with its spheres, etc. (Genesis 1:14-19). Elsewhere, Isaiah writes about the constellations (Isaiah 13:10). Still elsewhere, the Bible refers to various clusters of stars (Job 9:9; 38:31; Amos 5:8). Venus, the morning star, is referred to twice in the Bible (Isaiah 14:12; Revelation 2:28). Second Kings 23:5 mentions generally “the planets.” Other verses mention the numberless host of bodies in the universe (Isaiah 40:26; Jeremiah 33:22). The heavenly host in the universe are noted and attributed to God (Psalm 19:1). However, the Bible is not primarily a science book, and it only mentions scientific matters incidentally. The Bible’s thesis is religion (spiritual mattes) and everything else is incidental to that. Therefore, the Bible could hardly be faulted for not identifying all the planets in our solar system or any other.
Works Cited
Strong, J. The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible : Showing Every Word of the Test of the Common English Version of the Canonical Books, and Every Occurence of Each Word in Regular Order. CD-ROM. Ontario: Woodside Bible Fellowship.
