Elementary School - Dinosaurs and Dragons.

We know that dinosaurs are perhaps used more than anything else to indoctrinate people into believing in millions of years of earth history. As we continue to explore creation week, we’re going to take a more in-depth look at this very controversial subject—dinosaurs and dragons.

Let’s begin in Genesis 1:1, “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” This was the beginning of time as we know it. Before this moment in history, nothing existed except God. And then God created the universe in six days, about 6,000 years ago!

As we look at day six of the creation week, we learn that God created all the beasts of the earth, everything that creeps on the earth, and man (Genesis 1:24–27). This reveals some very critical information. We know dinosaurs are land animals; we know land animals were created on day six; we know man was created on day six; so man and dinosaurs lived together at the same time only 6,000 years ago!

God references dinosaurs again in the book of Job. As God is describing his greatness to Job, he reminds Job of the largest animal he created—the Behemoth (Job 40:15–24). The biblical description of this animal does not fit any living animal we know of today. It does, in fact, fit the description of a dinosaur—a sauropod—one of the largest dinosaurs, created by God on day six.

And to give us even more confirmation, God describes the Leviathan in the next chapter (Job 41:1–34). What an amazing creature that must have been! This creature is mentioned four other times in Scripture (Job 3:8; Psalm 74:14, 104:26; Isaiah 27:1).

Middle School - Adam and Eve

Genesis 1:26 records the creation of the first living human—the crowning point and finishing touch of God’s creation. Man, both male and female, are brought to life in the midst of all the good things God had created. Imagine the awesomeness and comfort in the beauty Adam and Eve saw. And Adam would soon know that God’s intention was for him to have dominion over it all.

The creation of Adam and Eve was much different from anything else God created. We know that God commanded everything into existence: “Let there be light” (Genesis 1:3), “Let there be an expanse” (Genesis 1:6), “Let the dry land appear” (Genesis 1:9), “Let the earth sprout vegetation” (Genesis 1:11), and so on. But Scripture tells us that man is unique. This part of God’s creation was not commanded into existence like all the others were, but was lovingly overseen by the Triune God: “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness” (Genesis 1:26). God’s sovereign plan demanded that this part of his creation be comprised of soul and spirit—created in his image. This creature of God’s would walk with him, talk with him, and one day be redeemed by him.

High School -Adam and Eve

As we move to Genesis 2, we are introduced to more of the history of the creation week: “These are the generations [history] of the heavens and the earth when they were created . . .” (Genesis 2:4). People may suggest that Genesis 2 contradicts Genesis 1. However, this is not a different creation account, but a detailed account of the sixth day. In Genesis 2, God recounts for us the specific circumstances surrounding the creation of Adam and Eve. We learn that he formed Adam from the dust of the ground and breathed life into him—making him a living being (Genesis 2:7). God wisely decreed that man should not be alone (Genesis 2:18). This led to Adam naming the animals—the beasts of the field and the birds of the air (Genesis 2:19). After Adam named the various animals, it was clear there was no helper comparable to him (Genesis 2:20). But God had a solution. He formed Eve from Adam’s side, bone of his bone and flesh of his flesh, to walk with him as a suitable, comparable helper (Genesis 2:21–23). In creating Eve for Adam, God instituted the sacred covenant of marriage, establishing that a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife so that the two shall become one flesh (Genesis 2:24). One man for one woman was God’s plan for marriage from the beginning (Mark 10:6–9).

This exclusive revelation, given to Moses through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, was provided for our edification so that we would know him and his omnipotence. What a privilege that he would share with us such details! But in order to appreciate the blessing of God’s Word, we must have faith and believe it is our final authority, our only foundation, and our starting point to discern truth from error. He tells us, “By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible” (Hebrews 11:3).