This is. creature that can neither be hooked nor roped. Herodotus says that the Egyptians tamed the crocodile, but if this is. description of the crocodile, God may be speaking about. more ancient and much larger ancestor. Compare with chapter 39 that spoke of the wild ox.... [ Continue Reading ]
He cannot be tamed.... [ Continue Reading ]
He is so fierce that fishermen and merchants do not attempt to capture or kill him and market him commercially. His tough hide resists sharp weapons.... [ Continue Reading ]
"Any attempt to lay. hand on him will teach one. lesson that will have lasting effects. Capture of leviathan is hopeless; the mere sight of him is discouraging. No man is rugged enough as to be up to the task of arousing him" _(Jackson p. 87)._ In view of such language. must rule out the modern croc... [ Continue Reading ]
"WHO THEN IS HE THAT CAN STAND BEFORE ME?" The point is that neither Job nor any man is qualified to challenge leviathan, then clearly one is not qualified to take on his Maker! "The Lord then declares that no one can put Him under obligation. What would you give Him, since everything under the who... [ Continue Reading ]
God now gives an up close and detailed description of the anatomy of this beast. He has limbs, is tremendously strong, and is covered in armor that cannot be penetrated. He has. ferocious mouth full of teeth, and his back is. layer of rows of shields that are tightly fitted together. The mention of... [ Continue Reading ]
Did leviathan actually breathe fire? Some see this as. poetic description of the blast of steam that comes forth from this creature as he emerges from beneath the water. This section of Scripture does have some poetic statements, compare with Job 39:24. Yet there are some writers who feel that there... [ Continue Reading ]
No one, not even those with iron weapons and arrows, can bring him down. All weapons of the time were of no avail against him, this is another reason. must rule out the modern crocodile or any other modern creature. His sharp underparts leave. trail in the mud like. threshing sledge. His huge body e... [ Continue Reading ]