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Man I know this is kind of old but your videos are fantastic. Thanks for making these.

Why Leviathan isn't a dinosaur: Breathes fire Can't be harmed Is enormous Can't be tamed Is second only to God

Reading your book thanks for all your work!

Revelation speaks of a multi headed beast dominating the earth in the final days before Christ returns. I think it's described as having seven or ten heads.

Enoch 60 1. In the year five hundred, in the seventh month, on the fourteenth day of the month in the life of †Enoch†. In that Parable I saw how a mighty quaking made the heaven of heavens to quake, and the host of the Most High, and the angels, a thousand thousands and ten thousand times ten thousand, were disquieted with a great disquiet. 2. And the Head of Days sat on the throne of His glory, and the angels and the righteous stood around Him. 3. And a great trembling seized me, And fear took hold of me, And my loins gave way, And dissolved were my reins, And I fell upon my face. 4. And Michael sent another angel from among the holy ones and he raised me up, and when he had raised me up my spirit returned; for I had not been able to endure the look of this host, and the commotion and the quaking of the heaven. 5. And Michael said unto me: ‘Why art thou disquieted with such a vision? Until this day lasted the day of His mercy; and He hath been merciful and long-suffering towards those who dwell on the earth. 6. And when the day, and the power, and the punishment, and the judgement come, which the Lord of Spirits hath prepared for those who worship not the righteous law, and for those who deny the righteous judgement, and for those who take His name in vain- that day is prepared, for the elect a covenant, but for sinners an inquisition.’ 7. And on that day were two monsters parted, a female monster named Leviathan, to dwell in the abysses of the ocean over the fountains of the waters. 8. But the male is named Behemoth, who occupied with his breast a waste wilderness named †Dûidâin†, on the east of the garden where the elect and righteous dwell, where my grandfather was taken up, the seventh from Adam, the first man whom the Lord of Spirits created. 9. And I besought the other angel that he should show me the might of those monsters, how they were parted on one day and cast, the one into the abysses of the sea, and the other unto the dry land of the wilderness. 10. And he said to me: ‘Thou son of man, herein thou dost seek to know what is hidden.’ 11. And the other angel who went with me and showed me what was hidden told me what is first and last in the heaven in the height, and beneath the earth in the depth, and at the ends of the heaven, and on the foundation of the heaven. 12. And the chambers of the winds, and (how) the winds are divided, and how they are weighed, and how the portals of the winds are reckoned, each according to the power of the wind, and the power of the lights of the moon, and according to the power that is fitting: and the divisions of the stars according to their names, and how all the divisions are divided. 13. And the thunders according to the places where they fall, and all the divisions that are made among the lightnings that it may lighten, and their host that they may at once obey. 14. For the thunder has †places of rest† (which) are assigned (to it) while it is waiting for its peal; and the thunder and lightning are inseparable, and although not one and undivided, they both go together through the spirit and separate not. 15. For when the lightning lightens, the thunder utters its voice, and the spirit enforces a pause during the peal, and divides equally between them; for the treasury of their peals is like the sand, and each one of them as it peals is held in with a bridle, and turned back by the power of the spirit, and pushed forward according to the many quarters of the earth. 16. And the spirit of the sea is masculine and strong, and according to the might of his strength he draws it back with a rein, and in like manner it is driven forward and disperses amid all the mountains of the earth. 17. And the spirit of the hoar-frost is his own angel, and the spirit of the hail is a good angel. 18. And the spirit of the snow has forsaken (his chambers) on account of his strength- There is a special spirit therein, and that which ascends from it is like smoke, and its name is frost. 19. And the spirit of the mist is not united with them in their chambers, but it has a special chamber; for its course is †glorious† both in light and in darkness, and in winter and in summer, and in its chamber is an angel. 20. And the spirit of the dew has its dwelling at the ends of the heaven, and is connected with the chambers of the rain, and its course is in winter and summer: and its clouds and the clouds of the mist are connected, and the one gives to the other. 21. And when the spirit of the rain goes forth from its chamber, the angels come and open the chamber and lead it out, and when it is diffused over the whole earth it unites with the water on the earth. And whensoever it unites with the water on the earth... 22. For the waters are for those who dwell on the earth; for they are nourishment for the earth from the Most High who is in heaven: therefore there is a measure for the rain, and the angels take it in charge. 23. And these things I saw towards the Garden of the Righteous. 24. And the angel of peace who was with me said to me: ‘These two monsters, prepared conformably to the greatness of God, shall feed...25. When the punishment of the Lord of Spirits shall rest upon them, it shall rest in order that the punishment of the Lord of Spirits may not come, in vain, and it shall slay the children with their mothers and the children with their fathers. Afterwards the judgement shall take place according to His mercy and His patience.’

Excellent presentation; thorough, yet concise. (Graphics are also superb!) Thank you for this helpful summary! Baruch atah.

I would have thought where the verse says and he created the monsters of the sea in Genesis.

The question I always want creationists to answer is what possible use they think fire-breathing could have served for a creature that would have spent nearly all of its time *under the water*

This video a reupload of a previous version with corrected audio.

Can you make a video about the cosmology of the Hebrew Bible?

Have you considered the relationship between leviathan and the dragon that rises from the sea in revelation? I’m led to believe that there is a direct connection and relationship between the serpent in the garden and the dragon that rises from the sea as described in revelation. Furthermore I believe that the scripture is helping us to identify those former and future beasts when describing past victory over Leviathan.

The "waters" from which Leviathan arose from could simply symbolize the people. Leviathan is the ruler (spiritual and/or literal - ancient Satan, and prophetically the Antichrist system which Satan had long since built). I do not believe even for once that Leviathan is a dinosaur of sorts.

Mind your Hebrew, guys. Rashey leviathan (unfortunately) can mean several things. If we interpret Leviathan as a name (like Suzan or Johnny), then the possible meanings are: 1. heads of Leviathan; 2. THE heads of Leviathan (Leviathan's heads). If we interpret leviathan as a species (like elephant, snake, dog, monkey), then the possible meanings become: 1. leviathan heads (like elephant heads); 2. heads of a leviathan (suggesting that each specimen of this species possesses more than one head). You see that (disregarding context, focussing purely on grammar) there is only a chance of 1 in 4 that the text refers to a multiheaded creature. And that context is just as important as grammar. You can't truthfully translate without mastering both.

Hey Ben, I love your videos and thorough research in the topics discussed. Can you explain why you didn't include book of enoch in this analysis?

My man, this is the best presentation of this info I’ve seen!

the seven heads here also match up with the description of the “dragon” in revelation, which is said to be the satan and the devil. is it possible that the leviathan is also the same serpent that tempted eve and was cast down, and his “defeat” was just that?

For the last time leviathan is Godzilla

Even young earth creationists are partially starting to admit that Leviathan isn't a dinosaur. Lita Sanders, a YEC Biblical scholar, states: "It is important to understand that the psalm is written in the context of the pagan nations destroying the sanctuary of God, and the parallel is employed deliberately to rebuke these pagan nations. The technical term for this sort of parallel is ‘broken mythology’; the point is that the psalm and Isaiah are attributing things to God that were attributed to Baal. In effect, it’s saying, “Yahweh, not Baal, did these great things, so He is supremely powerful.” "How can Leviathan have a symbolic, poetic meaning in these passages, but represent a real creature in Job 41? It’s important to note that just because two passages use the same word, it doesn’t mean the word is representing the same thing. So perhaps the answer is to recognize that while Job’s Leviathan was a real aquatic creature, Leviathan in Psalms and Isaiah is something different altogether. So when Job talks about an animal that scorns fish hooks, it is referring to an actual fearsome, water-based creature. By contrast, when Isaiah and the Psalms talk about a multi-headed monster in the context of foreign nations and gods, it is probably talking about the false god, depicted as a sea monster." Lita Sanders, "Leviathan-real or symbolic?",Journal of Creation 27(3) 2013 pg. 57

I just came across your channel. I really enjoy the attention to detail, extremely well researched! It's great that you found your way out of creationism and I would love to see you give a well deserved spanking to someone like Kent Hovind in a debate style format on neutral ground such as The Nonsequitor Show or Skyler Fiction. Keep up the good work!

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Curious about the book. Has it been released? This is my first time on this channel! :) Kind of off topic, can I ask where you got the picture for the Leviathan/Hydra in 1:20 and 7:31.

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leviathan in the book of job? that must be the leviathan dragon of Asia, its hard to see his dead body on the map, also it is part of the animal kingdom because its not a heavenly beast like the seven headed red dragon. the fleeing serpent? you mean the piercing serpent that thing is located in Alaska on the top. twisted serpent? i think you mean the crooked serpent thats located on the west side of US. you mean the dragon in north Africa in north Morocco? that thing is just laying there in its own venom oozing out its mouth right on top of Jonah's fish. king James bible is pure gold

I am especial intrigued by that sheol diagram, which i will appreciate to have as PPT

"As the personification of the primordial chaotic waters..." Leviathan is TIAMAT!!!

You'll find an interesting papyrus on the egyptian literature speaking of the god Yam de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astarte_und_das_uners%C3%A4ttliche_Meer it's an interesting piece of synchretism in literature where the egyptian ennead battles with the canaanite Yam by menas of summoning Astarté, daughter of Ptah :o

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Mr k. it's both a singularity and a plurality, remember that the old testament was translated to English from Hebrew. not from English to English. for example, when the bible mentions the behemoth in job chapter 40, the Hebrew word behemoth simply means biggest of beasts. however when the word "the" is placed in front of it, it means the biggest of the big beasts. so this is a specific type of large beasts within a group of large beasts. I know it is confusing. so in Isaiah ch27 it is referring to 3 different types of leviathan but the third one mentioned, the dragon that dwells in the sea is the leviathan mentioned in job ch 41. notice the emphasis on the word "the" that comes before the word leviathan. so the word leviathan refers to a group of groups of these marine reptiles and the leviathan is a type within that group.

I remember reading an old translation of Genesis that speaks of sea serpents that we're as old as creation. I distinctly recall them being called "ancient". I may be mistaken because it was a long time ago. I think there's a reference to unicorns as well. We live in such mundane times...

0:36 I hate it when people say stuff like this. I’m not questioning holy writ, Ken; just your interpretation. They are not the same thing.

1:48, this is the reason why alot of Christian's also don't understand the bible. Because people don't read things in context. If you read the verse right before this psalms 74: 13 you wouldn't have said this.

Then what is Leviathan? If not a giant serpent?

Leviathan is just an alternate form and name of satan. Leviathan = The dragon/serpent with 7 heads, the description is similar to the 7 headed dragon/serpent which is described as satan in the book of revelation. Same goes for behemoth, it’s satan. If I am not wrong, satanists/occultists consider behemoth as the devil, there is even a satanist music band out there named behemoth. There is a video by this Asian guy with channel name BBC international, although he is wrong in many of the theological aspects of Bible but his video regarding the names of devil seem accurate to me. And the video provides biblical evidence for leviathan being devil.

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Leviathan is a chaos diviniity. It is associated figuritively with Pride. The references to fire, coals etc are reference to the effect of pride elements which gender to things such as boasting, being Stout hearted. This divinity was tapped into by the Helel and he was overcome by it. "Lay not your hand upon him....remember the battle...do no more"

I heard that the Leviathan is one of the fallen Angel

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The Indian nāga is very similar to the near eastern serpent/dragon, so there is probably a deeper connection here. On a related note, if you compare the story of Indra slaying the serpent Vrtra (Rig Veda 1.32) with the Genesis creation story, there are some striking features.

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What’s the name of the book?

The Bible does say he first made giant sea monsters so it could be something like a mosasour or predator X but breathing fire isn't something that could be possible

Did you re-upload this video? I could have sworn I already saw it

Leviathan can be seen from space in the Sahara desert, is over 900 miles long ,head is at the North East , and tail end is at North West , below him bahomat can be seen that he killed with his fire from his mouth , and the strike God did to Leviathan can be seen

Job 41 may also be describing a volcano 🌋 🐉

It's an oil pipeline.

I believe the Leviathan could have been Mosasaurus or Tylosaurus Dinosaur???

The leviathan is off the south east coats of new Zealand about 50 or 60 miles at the bottom of the ocean I've seen it

Don't skeptics use the chaos dragon imagery to detract from the God if Israel's uniqueness? Saying it suggests he's simply derivative of other ANE gods?

Leviathan The Sovereign Of The Oceans and Sea Creatures and The Dragon King Of The Mythical Creatures From Different Mythologies around the world.

the dragon IS mentioned in genesis. it appears in 1:21, וַיִּבְרָא אֱלֹהִים, אֶת-הַתַּנִּינִם הַגְּדֹלִים only here, because P is revising older hebrew myths, taninm are creations of elohim. in verse 2 תְהוֹם may be cognate for tiamat, more obvious with the plural tehemot.

Rev_12:3 And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.

Daniel 7 describes a 4 headed Leopard. Does that mean every usage of the word "Namer" is inherently about a 4 headed mythical creature? Leviathan is used symbolically of Satan just as the more generic Hebrew words for reptilian animals are (often translated Serpent and Dragon), and how Jesus in Matthew 13 represents Satan as a Bird. Job provides the only actual Zoological description of Leviathan, the context of that part of Job is all about Nature. The Earlier' chapters of Job are men not God speaking, what they say is in fact WRONG that is the entire point of the book. There is disagreement among Ugarit scholars on if Lotan is the same as Yam or a monster Yam uses, like Posiden contorting the Kraken. Psalm 74 is a Psalm of Asaph, who lived long before the Captivity.

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"Leviathan serves the same literary function in biblical literature as the chaos dragon in the broader near East." So if this mythical creature is refeneced and defeated in the older Ugaritic passages, has a similar choas dragon in Egyptian and Babylonian myths, and obviously much later myths like the 12 Labors of Hercules, where the Hydra guards the underworld and is Hercules second labor. What makes Jobs retelling different? What makes Job "inspired scripture?" How is the OT simple not one version of many ancient near eastern myths?

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It is also written that has 7 heads. Leviathan and Hydra has the same origin.

Very interesting and informative, I always assumed it was a REALLY exaggerated crocodile.

or* instead of of, at the end of the third line from the bottom.

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A serpent or dragon definitely & it's in NW Africa directly above the giant fish. Go see it on google earth & there are 2 others above him too.

Giant Spinosaurus

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Leviathan isa dragon. A dragon is a dinosaur. A rose but with a different name. Dragons are commonly depicted as huge reptiles but there are also smaller ones. And the dinosaur term or name was coined sometime in the 18th or 19th c. Therefore the dinosaur skeletons or relics found before that is what ancient people call dragon.

We literally have 7 headed cobras so a dragon with 7 heads literally could existence

well there is a dinosaur named leviathan

Is there also a link between tanniyn and bath ya'anah? I've noticed that several authors include the two together in passages. They say that when a city is destroyed, it becomes a habitation for these two. Job 30:29, Isaiah 34:13, 43:20, Lamentations 4:3, Micah 1:8

These verses are known in Jewish spiritualism to be Hebrew poetry symbolizing chaos. Much of it is not meant as a literal reading. Even some parts of Genesis are seen as non-literal. Do Christians not study that aspect of the Tanakh at all?

You are mistaken in your interpretation of that verse in psalms that refers to leviathan. God is saying that he crushed the heads of many leviathan, not many heads of one leviathan. Lol

Very thorough research and great presentation. This creature has to be real and it has to be literal or The Lord would not have mentioned it in His rebuke of Job.

Revelation 12:3 - And another sign was seen in the heavens. And, behold, a great red dragon having seven heads and ten horns! And on his heads were seven crowns,

So is Leviathan the Hebrew Typhon?

It seems leviathan might be Lucifer the fleeing “ serpent”. The same serpent in the garden… and the 7 heads are the 7 princes of hell his generals… scripture call Lucifer the ruler: master of the sea.

why would it be hard for anyone to believe in a fire breathing serpent. o yea, we were taught that life is mundane and we came from monkeys and fishes. buy the ancient temples across the world built out of mountain bedrock show other wise of a past society with great technologies. how co e were not taught that. Instead were taught about the almighty government and how they give us everything. once I learned that prayer is a real source of power, the first thing I prayed for was knowledge and wisdom. and how grateful I am.

Would you like to see this Laviathan , it's still here and can be seen . The first thing you have to do is read Revelations chapter 12 so that you know the biblical accounts. This dragon was real and there's proof that it still remains as the biblical states. This creature is over 900 miles long , gigantic . There's also a serpent that is much longer that can be seen also !

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Could it be that these myths still derived from now-extinct marine reptiles? I mean, if the ocean is chaotic and full of vicious dragons, then the myth could've come from that. This is my biggest gripe with non-YECs. Sure, a lot of YECs are ignorant of these mythological creatures, but it makes more sense that these myths would be based on real animals than if they just invented some creature that still sounds a lot like an extinct animal. Even if you embrace the fact that the Bible is full of mythology (which I do), that doesn't mean it's wrong. Evolution or OEC aren't proven right by default. All the gods of mankind are distortions of real animals or humans. Even if the fire-breathing element and the seven heads were mythological, why couldn't it be based on real encounters with something like a Mosasaur?

The Bombadier Beetle does not breath "fire" it shoots it out of it's ass. Similarly Ken Ham et al are talking out of their asses

The missing scriptures will explain everything about dinasours actually in some missing scriptures it states there that dinosaurs are mistake created by God.

ALL the references are of the same entity.... The "DEMIURGE" and His "Seven Sons" or "Archons" that created, rule and govern this physical creation (WORLD). And their time is almost up.

Are dinosaurs real?

About this is bird

Look at the ocean floor next to & under Japan on google earth..

What about the beast coming out of the sea in Revelation?

Without reading the book of Revelation it will be hard to determine what the Leviathan represents.

The true God of The Bible has no limits. He did not need to slay anything before creating the world. If He created everything, where would the leviathan have come from? Silly argument.The leviathan is satan, the fallen angel....created by God before all other things. See Isaiah I think.

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What's the point of this ?? Why is it important to even discuss it ??

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Excellent video! I'm so sick of religious leaders ignoring the biblical text and absurdly claiming Leviathan was a crocodile! That said, I think you too easily discount the literal application. Yes, God slaying the heads of the dragon is symbolic of his dominion over the forces of chaos, but the Bible often uses symbols that are also literal. Additionally, the Serpent in Eden becomes a dragon in Revelation, and close study reveals that the Serpent was most likely a Seraphim (acting in the role of a throne guardian Cherubim), which are depicted as fiery serpentine entities. Additionally, take a look at his description in Job 41. This is not merely a symbol for chaos, but an actual entity that is apparently gargantuan in proportion: I cannot keep silent about his limbs, his power and his graceful form. Who can strip off his outer coat? Who can approach him with a bridle? Who can open his jaws, ringed by his fearsome teeth? His rows of scales are his pride, tightly sealed together. One scale is so near to another that no air can pass between them. They are joined to one another; they clasp and cannot be separated. His snorting flashes with light, and his eyes are like the rays of dawn. Firebrands stream from his mouth; fiery sparks shoot forth! Smoke billows from his nostrils as from a boiling pot over burning reeds. His breath sets coals ablaze, and flames pour out of his mouth. Strength resides in his neck, and dismay leaps before him. The folds of his flesh are tightly joined; they are firm and immovable. His chest is as hard as a rock, as hard as a lower millstone!

leviathan cant be a dinosaur, no such thing as a aquatic dinosaur

leviathan ain't a dragon. it lives in water

However, culture can spread and change, interpretation can switch and interchange. Leviathan is a creation of God and surely cannot be only one. Heads can mean multiple individual organisms. Perhaps God created such a creature to prove his might. Killing many surely would be a feat as it is considered great and extremely hard to kill. Otherwise I liked the video it's a nice perspective and very interesting.

So it is official? The being that we know as "God" is Bael, who challenge the god of the sea to win the throne of El. And since he wons the world is Ba [e] ll.

i think it was t rex

While I have no issue with your theory that leviathan could be a representation for something else (I am guessing this is what your implication is by saying it is a mythological creature), I am forced to doubt your understanding of the passages. At about the mid-point of the vid, you state that the passage in Psalms 74 has God smiting leviathan was part of the act of creation, which is false no matter how you want to read the passage. You have to force that interpretation on it, which means your bias is strong enough that you will see what you want to see regardless of what it actually says. This, in turn, taints your ability to translate any of these passages accurately. You may want to revisit your analysis after you figure out how to disregard your strong bias. After watching the rest of the vid, I am forced to conclude your premise is tenuous at best. You have to insert some notable alterations to word meanings to make your reasoning work. Rather disappointing to find this was speculative at best. I was hoping to find an interesting, and enlightening analysis.

Leviathan: The marine reptiles: plesiosaur The behemoths: The land reptiles: dinosaurs The dragons and serpents: the flying reptiles: pterosaurs