Were there dinosaurs on the ark?
Answer: Dinosaurs are popular today. They’re on television and in the comics. We even have dinosaur stuffed toys. Scientists say that these unusual animals lived and became extinct over a hundred million years ago, so it’s natural to wonder where they fit into the Bible.
Most Bible experts believe that dinosaurs died out many years before the great flood that we read about in Genesis. So there wouldn’t have been any dinosaurs around to put on the ark.
Another reason we don’t read about dinosaurs in the Bible is that the Bible wasn’t written to tell us everything. It’s not a science textbook. The Bible tells us about people and God’s plan for our life.
Key verses: [God is speaking] “Look at Behemoth, which I made just as I made you; it eats grass like an ox. Its strength is in its loins, and its power in the muscles of its belly. It makes its tail stiff like a cedar; the sinews of its thighs are knit together. Its bones are tubes of bronze, its limbs like bars of iron.” (Job 40: 15-19, NRSV)
Related verses: Genesis 7:1-24; John 1:3
Related questions: Why don’t we have dinosaurs today? Why aren’t dinosaurs mentioned in the Bible? Where do dinosaurs fit into the Bible? Were there dinosaurs around with Adam and Eve?
Note To Parents: The Bible doesn’t mention dinosaurs, but it does say that God created everything (John 1:3). Some verses, like the one about Behemoth, talk about animals almost as big as dinosaurs.
Why did god make mosquitoes?
Answer: When we’re being attacked by mosquitoes, it’s easy to wonder why God made pests and other animals that can harm us. When God created the world, it was perfect. Only after sin entered the picture did animals and human beings become enemies, causing humans to protect and defend themselves.
So now mosquitoes try to feed off of us. They, in turn, become food for birds and bats. In the future, in the new heaven and new earth, animals won’t hurt people or each other.
Key verses: In that day the wolf and the lamb will lie down together. And the leopard and goats will be at peace. Calves and fat cattle will be safe among lions. And a little child shall lead them all.
The cows will graze among bears. Cubs and calves will lie down side by side. And lions will eat grass like the cows. Babies will crawl safely among deadly snakes. And a little child who puts his hand into a nest of adders will not be hurt. Nothing will hurt or destroy in all my holy mountain.
And as the waters fill the sea, the earth will be full of the knowledge of the Lord. (Isaiah 11:6-9)
Related verses: Genesis 3:17-19; Romans 8:19-22 RELATED QUESTIONS: Why did God make bugs that bother us? Why did God make animals that we can’t eat?