Many today argue that God’s recorded creation in the book of Genesis is really a recreation that took place after the “formless and void” statement in Genesis 1:2. The existence of Dinosaurs is relegated to the period before God created the world as we know it. With all the fossils we’ve uncovered and are still uncovering, it’s hard to see things that way. I would argue that Dinosaurs are part of the creation God informs us of in the early chapters of Genesis. So, I would definitely say, “Yes, God did create the Dinosaurs.” First, notice the repetition of “Every Kind” in Genesis 1:24-25. He doesn’t name them all but generalizes because the Bible is about God; it’s not a zoology textbook. It says, “Let the earth bring forth every kind of animal—cattle and reptiles and wildlife of every kind. And so it was. God made all sorts of wild animals and cattle and reptiles. And God was pleased with what he had done.” Commentators are quick to recognize that these verses identify general categories of creatures: the domesticated animals, the undomesticated (wild), and also “reptiles.” Dinosaurs are reptiles. The word “Dinosaur” is a modern word that actually means “terrible lizard.” Although the Bible does not use the word Dinosaur, it does use the term lizard, reptile, and often refers to all living creatures. Genesis does not say, “God made the aardvark.” It doesn’t say, “God made the horn toad.” But these and all other animals fit into one of the general categories of animals that Genesis tells us that God made.
I might even argue that they coexisted with humans before the flood. I also think they coexist with us today, but they are not nearly as big as they were then. Reptiles, unlike humans, continue to grow until death. Seeing that many people in the bible lived as long as 900+ years, imagine how large a lizard or dinosaur could grow given that much time. Some interpreters hold that many of the biblical references to Leviathan (Job 41:1–34; Pss.74:14; 104:26; Isa. 27:1), dragons (Ps. 74:13; Isa. 27:1; 51:9), and the behemoth (Job 40:15–24) are specific references to dinosaurs. Dennis Lindsay, in his book “Dinosaur Dilemma – Fact or Fantasy,” makes a pretty convincing argument for this position, but there are many who disagree.
Without question, we should acknowledge that these creatures should mentally be connected with their Creator, and parents should teach children to make the connection. I don’t understand why the discovery of the remains of these monsters is such a problem for some Christians. Discoveries like this and of live species of insects not specifically mentioned in the Bible simply illustrate the brilliance of God’s creation. God should be praised for his incredible creative genius. All life, including the extinct dinosaur, is a declaration of the Glory of God. Psalm 148 is a song about all creation praising God. It includes all the animals. It says, “Praise the Lord from the earth, you great sea creatures and all deeps, fire and hail, snow and mist, stormy wind fulfilling his word! Mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars! Beasts and all livestock, creeping things, and flying birds!” The Psalm book closes with Psalm 150. It says, “Let everything that has breath praise the LORD!”