What Happened to the Dinosaurs?

Although the monstrous creature was obviously a vegetarian, its size was overwhelming. Its hips could withstand the enormous force of each pounding step and its midsection was a mass of muscle. Its gigantic tail extended far behind him, not unlike a giant cedar tree swaying behind his body. Its bones were like steel girders with ribs like iron bars to support his enormous weight. This is the greatest creature to roam the swamps and rivers of the earth.

Is this a scene from the blockbuster movie, Jurassic Park? It could be, but it isn't. This description, which perfectly fits an Apatosaurus, is a paraphrased description taken from one of the oldest books of the Bible, Job 40:15-24. If dinosaurs have been extinct for 65 million years, how could a writer of the Bible have accurately described the appearance, food, and habitat of this creature?

This article is one of many found within Mr. Malone's excellent book, Search for the Truth.

40:15 \40:20\Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play. 40:16 \40:21\He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens. 40:17 \40:22\The shady trees cover him [with] their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about. 40:18 \40:23\Behold, he drinketh up a river, [and] hasteth not: he trusteth that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth. 40:19 \40:24\He taketh it with his eyes: [his] nose pierceth through snares. 40:20 \41:1\Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord [which] thou lettest down? 40:21 \41:2\Canst thou put an hook into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a thorn? 40:22 \41:3\Will he make many supplications unto thee? will he speak soft [words] unto thee? 40:23 \41:4\Will he make a covenant with thee? wilt thou take him for a servant for ever? 40:24 \41:5\Wilt thou play with him as [with] a bird? or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens?

Job 40:15-24 KJV