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Unicorn:
Today: A monstrous sea creature mentioned in the Bible. or Something
unusually large of its kind.
1611: ???.
Leviathan. As with behemoth, modern scholars don't spend much time thinking about this before
they give their interpretations, so they make some striking errors. Some describe it as a
whale, some as a crocodile, and some, though not with any certainty, identify it as a dragon.
Let us examine the Bible's description and see what it is.
No one eats or markets it. Even in Job's time, someone probably ate crocodiles. People today
do. People also buy and sell crocodile and alligator skins, and may have in Job's time. There's
no reason they couldn't have. People have also, for hundreds of years, possibly even in the time
of Job, eaten and marketed whales. The Bible says it is frightening and uncapturable, and that
no one dares to disturb it. This also eliminates crocodiles and whales. Also, whales don't
have scales; they're mammals. And crocodiles don't breathe fire. Some might say nothing can
breathe fire. Consider the Bombardier Beetle. It sprays chemicals out of its rear that
combine in midair to produce flames and 212 degree heat, which burns its enemies.
Leviathan could also have had a system similar to this for sending flames out its mouth
and nose. Leviathan is described as being so dangerous that even the most mighty are
afraid of it, and one might faint at just seeing it. This fearless beast has been
described in legends throughout history.
The theory that makes the most sense is that this creature is a dragon, or in today's language, a
dinosaur: Tyrannosaurus Rex.
Related Scriptures:
- Job 41:1 First mention
- Job 41:6 Not subject of commerce and not eaten
- Job 41:8 Ferocious
- Job 41:9 Frightening, uncapturable
- Job 41:10 No one dares disturb
- Job 41:15 Magnificent scales
- Job 41:18 Light shines when it breathes out its nose
- Job 41:19-21 Breathes fire
- Job 41:24 Tough, heavy-duty heart
- Job 41:25 Even the mighty fear it
- Job 41:26 No hand weapon can pierce its hide
- Job 41:27 Great strength
- Job 41:28-9 Cannot be driven
- Job 41:33 Fears nothing