What about Dinosaurs and the Bible?

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The Bible refers to many the common animals we know today. The list includes lions, wolves, bears, sheep, cattle and dogs along with various kinds of birds, rodents, reptiles, and insects. What is interesting is that this extensive list includes three animals that we no longer recognize. These three are (in the original Hebrew language) tanniyn, b@hemowth (yes, it’s spelled correctly—at least as close as we can get in Roman characters), and livyathan.

Although we alter the spelling of behemoth and Leviathan slightly, we still use those same words in bibles today. However, tanniyn is always translated into another word when we write it in English. Tanniyn occurs 28 times in the Bible and is normally translated “dragon.” It is also translated “serpent,” “sea monster,” “dinosaur,” “great creature,” and “reptile.” Behemoth and Leviathan are relatively specific creatures, perhaps each was a single kind of animal. Tanniyn is a more general term, and it can be thought of as the original version of the word “dinosaur.” The word “dinosaur” was originally coined in 1841, more than three thousand years after the Bible first referred to “Tanniyn.” To make things clearer, we constructed the following table comparing the scientific names with the Biblical names tanniyn, behemoth, and Leviathan.
“Dinosaur” Names, Then and Now
Name and date first written in the Bible Scientific Name (best estimate) and date the name appeared
tanniyn (dragon) before 1400 BC dinosaur 1841 AD
behemoth before 1400 BC brachiosaurus 1903 AD
Leviathan before 1400 BC kronosaurus 1901 AD

So were dinosaurs on Noah's Ark?

http://www.answersingenesis.org/docs2001/dinos_on_ark.asp

In Genesis 6:19–20, the Bible says that two of every sort of land vertebrate (seven of the 'clean' animals) were brought by God to the Ark. Therefore, dinosaurs (land vertebrates) were represented on the Ark.

What happened to the Dinosaurs?

More than likely, the dinosaurs could not live in the new emvironment. Since the flood, collasped the protective canopy surrounding the Earth, depressuring the greenhouse like environment. So the dinosaurs died off. Or you could conclude that Noah's family really liked dinosaur omlettes.

Bad Language

Bad Language
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What should characterize our way of speaking? It's in the Bible, Ephesians 5:4, TLB. "Dirty stories, foul talk and coarse jokes—these are not for you. Instead remind each other of God's goodness and be thankful!"

One of the commandments forbids the misuse of God's name. It's in the Bible, Exodus 20: 7, TLB. "You shall not use the name of Jehovah your God irreverently, nor use it to swear to a falsehood. You will not escape punishment if you do."

God asks us to rid ourselves of foul language. It's in the Bible, Colossians 3:8, NIV. "But now you must rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips."

What we believe is reflected in what we say. It's in the Bible, Proverbs 13:3, NIV. "He who guards his lips guards his soul, but he who speaks rashly will come to ruin."

Jesus' followers are to speak with care. It's in the Bible, Colossians 4:6, NIV. "Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone."

Our manner of speech will influence others. It's in the Bible, I Timothy 4:12, NIV. "Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity."

Orphan Girl Becomes Queen

Orphan Girl Becomes Queen
from http://www.kidsbibleinfo.com/

Esther 2:2-17

There must have been a lot of excitement in Persia those days. Every girl from India to Cush, in all the 127 provinces of the empire, was talking about the king’s search for a new queen. Everyone hoped she would be the one to be chosen. And you may be sure that every mother was certain her daughter was the most worthy for this high honor.

By the king’s command, beauty contests, or something similar, were held in every province, and the loveliest girls were given a free trip to Susa for the king’s inspection.

As more and more girls arrived at the palace, Mordecai had an idea. Why, his Esther was far more beautiful than any of these young ladies from Aram, Egypt, Arabia, and other parts of the country. They didn’t stand a chance beside his precious little star. They weren’t in the same class. Esther was far and away the best-looking girl in the world.
Queen Esther

“I’m sure you could win,” he told her one day, after seeing some of the latest arrivals. “You’re so much lovelier than any of the others. Why not try and see what happens? It could be that God wants you to be queen.”

Finally Esther agreed, and she “was taken to the King’s palace and entrusted to Hegai, who had charge of the harem.” As Mordecai told her goodbye, he added one word of caution. “Don’t tell anyone you are a Jewess,” he said. “That might spoil everything.”

“I won’t,” said Esther, and she was gone.

When Hegai saw Esther, he was so struck with her beauty that he felt sure she would be chosen queen. So he gave her the best rooms in the house of the women and seven maids to wait on her.

This was encouraging, but it didn’t mean that Esther would be queen. After all, the king had to see all the other girls before he could make up his mind; and there might be someone else prettier than she.

As for poor Mordecai, he waited impatiently for news about his precious daughter. He felt certain that the king would choose her. How could he do otherwise? But if he didn’t what would happen to her? Would she be allowed to come home again?

“Every day he walked back and forth near the courtyard of the harem to find out how Esther was and what was happening to her.” Can’t you see him pacing back and forth, looking up at the barred windows, hoping to get a glimpse of her face or a wave of her hand?

“O Esther, Esther, where are you?” I can hear him calling. “What has happened to you, my little star?”

Twelve months passed. Then one day Esther was called to meet the king. How excited she must have been! How hard she must have tried to look her very best! How she must have prayed for God’s help and guidance on this greatest day of her life!

Mordecai was waiting outside, you can be sure. And when Esther walked from the women’s house to meet the king, dressed in the finest robes the Persian court could supply and attended by all her lovely maidens, I can imagine he almost burst with pride. Such a beautiful dream she was! Onlookers in the corridors gasped in wonder as she passed by. Indeed she “won the favor of everyone who saw her.”

At last she came into “the royal residence,” and the king was overcome by her breathtaking beauty. It was a case of love at first sight. “Now the king was attracted to Esther more than to any of the other women, and she won his favor and approval more than any of the other virgins. So he set a royal crown on her head and made her queen.”

Esther 2:2-17

There must have been a lot of excitement in Persia those days. Every girl from India to Cush, in all the 127 provinces of the empire, was talking about the king’s search for a new queen. Everyone hoped she would be the one to be chosen. And you may be sure that every mother was certain her daughter was the most worthy for this high honor.

By the king’s command, beauty contests, or something similar, were held in every province, and the loveliest girls were given a free trip to Susa for the king’s inspection.

As more and more girls arrived at the palace, Mordecai had an idea. Why, his Esther was far more beautiful than any of these young ladies from Aram, Egypt, Arabia, and other parts of the country. They didn’t stand a chance beside his precious little star. They weren’t in the same class. Esther was far and away the best-looking girl in the world.
Queen Esther

“I’m sure you could win,” he told her one day, after seeing some of the latest arrivals. “You’re so much lovelier than any of the others. Why not try and see what happens? It could be that God wants you to be queen.”

Finally Esther agreed, and she “was taken to the King’s palace and entrusted to Hegai, who had charge of the harem.” As Mordecai told her goodbye, he added one word of caution. “Don’t tell anyone you are a Jewess,” he said. “That might spoil everything.”

“I won’t,” said Esther, and she was gone.

When Hegai saw Esther, he was so struck with her beauty that he felt sure she would be chosen queen. So he gave her the best rooms in the house of the women and seven maids to wait on her.

This was encouraging, but it didn’t mean that Esther would be queen. After all, the king had to see all the other girls before he could make up his mind; and there might be someone else prettier than she.

As for poor Mordecai, he waited impatiently for news about his precious daughter. He felt certain that the king would choose her. How could he do otherwise? But if he didn’t what would happen to her? Would she be allowed to come home again?

“Every day he walked back and forth near the courtyard of the harem to find out how Esther was and what was happening to her.” Can’t you see him pacing back and forth, looking up at the barred windows, hoping to get a glimpse of her face or a wave of her hand?

“O Esther, Esther, where are you?” I can hear him calling. “What has happened to you, my little star?”

Twelve months passed. Then one day Esther was called to meet the king. How excited she must have been! How hard she must have tried to look her very best! How she must have prayed for God’s help and guidance on this greatest day of her life!

Mordecai was waiting outside, you can be sure. And when Esther walked from the women’s house to meet the king, dressed in the finest robes the Persian court could supply and attended by all her lovely maidens, I can imagine he almost burst with pride. Such a beautiful dream she was! Onlookers in the corridors gasped in wonder as she passed by. Indeed she “won the favor of everyone who saw her.”

At last she came into “the royal residence,” and the king was overcome by her breathtaking beauty. It was a case of love at first sight. “Now the king was attracted to Esther more than to any of the other women, and she won his favor and approval more than any of the other virgins. So he set a royal crown on her head and made her queen.”