Reasoning Through the Bible
Reasoning Through the Bible is a verse-by-verse Bible study podcast dedicated to teaching Scripture from chapter one, verse one, with careful attention to historical context, theology, and faithful application.
Each episode offers in-depth, expository teaching rooted in the authority of the biblical text and the shared foundations of the historic Christian faith. While taught from an evangelical perspective, this podcast warmly welcomes all Christians seeking deeper engagement with God’s Word.
Designed for listeners who desire serious Bible study rather than topical devotionals, Reasoning Through the Bible explores entire books of Scripture in an orderly and thoughtful manner—examining authorship, setting, theological themes, and the meaning of each passage within the whole of Scripture.
Whether you are studying the Bible personally, teaching in the Church, or simply longing to grow in understanding and faith, this podcast aims to encourage careful listening to God’s Word through faithful, verse-by-verse exposition.
Episodes
666 episodes
Job 17:1 - 18:21 - When You Feel Ready to Give Up (Session 22)
In this verse-by-verse Bible study of Job 17–18, Reasoning Through the Bible explores one of the darkest moments in Job’s story. Job says his spirit is broken, the grave is ready for him, and he can no longer see beyond his pain. This session s...
Job 16:1-22 - Can Faith Survive Severe Suffering? (Session 21)
In this verse-by-verse Bible study of Job 16, Reasoning Through the Bible follows Job as he answers Eliphaz and calls his friends exactly what they have become: miserable comforters. Instead of strengthening him, they have only added to his pai...
Job 15:1-35 - Why Do the Wicked Prosper While the Righteous Suffer? (Session 20)
In this verse-by-verse Bible study of Job 15, Reasoning Through the Bible begins the second round of speeches from Job’s friends and shows that their counsel is becoming less delicate and more cruel. Eliphaz no longer sounds merely mistaken. He...
Job 14:1-22 - Why Job’s Outlook Became So Dark (Session 19)
In this verse-by-verse Bible study of Job chapter 14, Reasoning Through the Bible explores how intense suffering can distort a person’s outlook on life, Scripture, and even God Himself. Job is at one of the lowest points in the book, and his pa...
Job 13:13-28 - Though He Slay Me, I Will Hope in Him (Session 18)
In this verse-by-verse Bible study of Job 13:13–28, Reasoning Through the Bible explores one of the most powerful statements of faith in all of Scripture: “Though he slay me, I will hope in him.” Even after losing his family, health, wealth, an...
Job 12:13 - 13:12 - When Suffering Clouds Your View of God (Session 17)
In this verse-by-verse Bible study of Job 12:13–25 and Job 13:1–12, Reasoning Through the Bible explores one of the biggest questions in Scripture and in life: if God is all-powerful and all-good, why does He allow suffering? Job ...
Job 11:1 – 12:12 - When Truth Is Used Cruelly (Session 16)
In this verse-by-verse Bible study of Job 11–12, Reasoning Through the Bible introduces Zophar, the third of Job’s friends, and shows how even words that contain truth can become harmful when they are wrongly applied to someone in deep s...
Job 10:1-22 - Does God Cause Our Suffering? (Session 15)
In this episode of Reasoning Through the Bible, Job 10 is examined verse by verse as Job speaks from the depths of his despair and asks God why He appears to be contending with him. This study explores whether it is true to say that God is oppr...
Job 9:20-35 - Job’s Cry for a Mediator (Session 14)
In this verse-by-verse Bible study of Job 9:20–35, Reasoning Through the Bible continues through Job’s response to Bildad as Job wrestles with the painful feeling that God is treating him like the guilty even though he knows he is innocent. Thi...
Job 9:1–19 - How Can Anyone Be Right with God? (Session 13)
In this verse-by-verse Bible study of Job 9:1–19, Reasoning Through the Bible follows Job as he answers Bildad and asks one of the most important questions in all of Scripture: how can a person be right with God? This session explores why Bilda...
Job 8:1-22 - When Truth Is Used Without Love (Session 12)
In this episode of Reasoning Through the Bible, Job 8 is examined verse by verse as Bildad enters the conversation with Job and speaks even more harshly than Eliphaz. This study explores Bildad’s rigid theology, his appeal to tradition, his cru...
Job 7:1-21 - When Depression and Suffering Collide (Session 11)
In this episode of Reasoning Through the Bible, Job 7 is examined verse by verse as Job continues his lament from the depths of suffering, sleeplessness, despair, and emotional exhaustion. This study explores what happens when a person feels pu...
Job 6:1-30 - When Grief Feels Heavier Than Sand (Session 10)
In this episode of Reasoning Through the Bible, Job chapter 6 is examined verse by verse as Job responds to Eliphaz from the depths of grief, pain, and emotional despair. This study highlights Job’s raw honesty, his mistaken belief that God is ...
Job 5:1-27 | Giving Bad Advice in the Middle of Tragedy (Session 9)
In this episode of Reasoning Through the Bible, Job 5 is examined verse by verse through Eliphaz’s first speech to Job. This study shows how some of Eliphaz’s statements about God are true in themselves, yet still become deeply hurtful because ...
Job 4:1-21 - When a Friend Becomes a Miserable Comforter (Session 8)
In this verse-by-verse Bible study of Job 4, Reasoning Through the Bible introduces Eliphaz, the first of Job’s friends to speak. At first, Eliphaz sounds thoughtful and respectful, but his counsel quickly turns hurtful as he assumes Job...
Job 3:20–26 - Why Does God Let Suffering Continue? (Session 7)
In this verse-by-verse Bible study of Job 3:20–26, Reasoning Through the Bible continues through Job’s lament as he asks one of the deepest questions in all of human suffering: why is life given to someone in such pain? This session explores Jo...
Job 3:1-19 - Job Curses the Day of His Birth (Session 6)
In this verse-by-verse Bible study of Job chapter 3, Reasoning Through the Bible enters the poetic heart of the book of Job as Job opens his mouth and curses the day of his birth. This session explores one of the Bible’s most honest expressions...
Job 2:1–13 - When Suffering Gets Worse but God Is Still in Control (Session 5
In this verse-by-verse Bible study of Job 2:1–13, Reasoning Through the Bible continues the story of Job as Satan appears again before the Lord and receives permission to strike Job’s body, though his life is spared. This session explores how s...
Job 1:20–22 - How Job Worshiped God in Great Tragedy (Session 4)
In this verse-by-verse Bible study of Job 1:20–22, Reasoning Through the Bible examines one of the most powerful responses to suffering in all of Scripture. After losing his children, wealth, and livelihood, Job falls to the ground and worships...
Job 1:8–19 - The Hedge of Protection, Satan, and Sudden Loss (Session 3)
In this verse-by-verse Bible study of Job 1:8–19, Reasoning Through the Bible continues examining the conversation between God and Satan and the sudden tragedy that falls on Job. This session explores Satan’s accusation against Job, the meaning...
Job 1:6–12 - Satan, Suffering, and the Sovereignty of God (Session 2)
In this verse-by-verse study of Job 1:6–12, Reasoning Through the Bible continues its study through the book of Job by looking behind the curtain into the heavenly scene where Satan appears before the Lord. This passage addresses one of the mos...
Job 1:1–5 Explained: Why Do the Righteous Suffer? (Session 1)
In this opening study of the book of Job, Reasoning Through the Bible begins a verse-by-verse examination of Job 1:1–5 and the Bible’s teaching on suffering, God’s sovereignty, and the life of a righteous man who endured intense loss. This sess...
James 5:10–20 - Endure, Pray, and Restore the Wanderer (Session 17)
In this episode of Reasoning Through the Bible, James 5:10–20 is explored verse by verse. This closing section of James points believers to the example of the Old Testament prophets, the endurance of Job, and the mercy of the Lord. Christians a...
James 5:3–11 Explained: Judgment, Patience, and the Coming of the Lord (Session 16)
In this episode of Reasoning Through the Bible, James 5:3–11 is explored with a focus on judgment, the last days, unjust wealth, and the believer’s call to patience. James warns that hoarded riches, withheld wages, and luxury gained at the expe...
James 5:1-3 - The Spiritual Pitfalls of Wealth (Session 15)
Could your pursuit of wealth be silently eroding your spiritual foundation? Today's episode peels back the layers of this complex issue, guided by the profound teachings within the Book of James. Together, we confront the hard truths about the ...
