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Job 41:3-5
3 Will he make many [rabah] supplications [tachanuwn] unto thee? will he speak [dabar] soft [rak] words unto thee?
4 Will he make [karath] a covenant [bariyth] with thee? wilt thou take [laqach] him for a servant [`ebed] for ever [`owlam]?
5 Wilt thou play [sachaq] with him as with a bird [tsippowr]? or wilt thou bind [qashar] him for thy maidens [na`arah]? KJV-Interlinear
3 'Will he make many supplications to you? Or will he speak to you soft words? 4 'Will he make a covenant with you? Will you take him for a servant forever? 5 'Will you play with him as with a bird? Or will you bind him for your maidens? NASB
If you were able to subdue the beast, would it humble itself and whisper soft and un-offending words to you as a slave would speak carefully to a master, so as not to annoy the master?
Will the beast, the leviathan, or crocodile or something similar, voluntarily submit himself to your service? Will he willingly and enthusiastically want to do your bidding?
Could you make him a gift to the females in your periphery, a pet that they could giggle and laugh with as they play? Would he be a pet that would willingly frolic to entertain? Would you be able to present him in a cage for the amusement of others, and have him sing and play for their enjoyment?
And of course the whole point of all of this is that God is able to accomplish these things.
In the Garden, all animal life was there for the pleasure of Adam and Eve. When sin entered the world, the whole nature of wildlife changed. And at the end of mans ruling age, when the Millennium begins, then God will simply command, and all wildlife will transform back to their peaceful and non-threatening, non-violent, non-dangerous way of life.
How is all of this accomplished? Did evolution have something to do with the pattern of animal behavior? No.
God is able to make changes instantly. Environment and time have no bearing on creation or behavior in these matters.
