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[Verse] Job 41

This animal describes to a t the modern day understanding of a dragon. A friend who studies the bible regularly is denying it would be something as outrageous as being a dragon.

Posted Jun 9, 2015, 11:23 PM UTC

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Sum_Sound_reasoning•

I'm a Bible student and I'm under the impression its some type of dinosaur.. Food for thought

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work4workOP•

That breaths fire?

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kertcu•

I agree that Job 41 describes a dragon, but I don't know if dragons were/are real. God could easily reference a mythical beast to make his point - "Who has first given to me, that I should repay him? Whatever is under the whole heaven is mine." (Job 42:11)

Notice how Job responds in Job 42:2-6. I think the point here is God's sovereignty and omnipotence, not necessarily a lesson in biology.

Edit: Forgot to invoke u/versebot [Job 42:2-6]

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Job 42:2-6 | English Standard Version (ESV)

[2] “I know that you can do all things, and that no purpose of yours can be thwarted. [3] ‘Who is this that hides counsel without knowledge?’ Therefore I have uttered what I did not understand, things too wonderful for me, which I did not know. [4] ‘Hear, and I will speak; I will question you, and you make it known to me.’ [5] I had heard of you by the hearing of the ear, but now my eye sees you; [6] therefore I despise myself, and repent in dust and ashes.”

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