It appears to have a large size and if you dive further into the Job 41 passage, we learn about its massive size, its double-plated armor, sharp teeth, and seeming ability to spit fire from its mouth. In that day, the Lord will punish with his sword - his fierce, great and powerful sword - Leviathan the gliding serpent, Leviathan the coiling serpent he will slay the monster of the sea ( Isaiah 27:1).įrom all these verses, we can surmise the Leviathan lived in the sea, or a body of water, and was a creature to be reckoned with. There the ships go to and fro, and Leviathan, which you formed to frolic there ( Psalm 104:26). It was you who crushed the heads of Leviathan and gave it as food to the creatures of the desert ( Psalm 74:14). May those who curse days curse that day, those who are ready to rouse Leviathan ( Job 3:8).Ĭan you pull in Leviathan with a fishhook or tie down its tongue with a rope? ( Job 41:1). We run into a handful of verses in the Bible that discuss this creature, quoted below: We’ll also uncover some of the interpretations scholars have surmised about the true nature of this beast and why it ultimately matters to us believers today. In this article, we’ll dive into the various verses that mention the Leviathan and possible literary devices used in those passages. The Leviathan, a creature alluded to in Job 40 and Psalm 74:14, has baffled scholars and no one seems to have a clear conclusion as to what this beast is. What exactly is the Leviathan mentioned in Scripture? Crocodile, dragon, or ancient sea serpent (the Loch Ness Monster?) - it depends which theologian you ask.
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