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
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 oppressing people, whether suffering means God has turned against someone, and how pain can distort a believer’s view of the character of God. Job’s lament is honest and intense, ...
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. This session explores the emotional and theological struggle of suffering people who feel they are not getting a fair hearing before God.
This study also addresses the problem of...
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 Bildad’s works-based view of suffering fails, why righteousness has always been by faith, and why no human being can successfully dispute with God.
This study also highlights Job’s...
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 cruel assumptions about Job’s children, and his belief that earthly prosperity always proves a person is right with God. The passage exposes the dangers of reducing God’s ways to...
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 purposeless, when life seems like nothing more than pain, and when God appears distant in the middle of tragedy. Job’s words are honest and deeply human, but they also reveal th...
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 directly attacking him, and his continued refusal to abandon the Lord even while suffering intensely. The passage also shows how deeply hurtful it can be when friends respond ...
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 they are spoken without sensitivity, discernment, or compassion. The passage highlights how easy it is to give half-truths, false certainty, or misplaced counsel to people who...
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’s suffering must be the result of personal sin. This session explores why good deeds do not guarantee an easy life and why painful things can still happen to faithful people.
This s...
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 Job’s longing for death, his repeated “why” questions, and what believers should make of suffering when God seems silent.
This study explains the difference between honestly ask...
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 of human despair and asks how believers should understand suffering, lament, and the feeling that life has become unbearably dark.
This study explains how Job’s words reveal ...
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 suffering intensifies in Job chapter 2 while God remains fully sovereign and in complete control.
The study highlights the contrast between chaos on earth and order in heaven, s...
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. This session explores what Job’s response teaches about grief, lament, faith, and the character of true worship in the face of great tragedy.
This study highlights the famous...
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 of the hedge of protection, and whether believers should fear Satan or trust in the sovereignty of God.
The study also addresses the error of the prosperity gospel by showing ...
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 most important biblical questions about suffering: who is really in control when hardship enters the life of a believer?
This session explores the identity of the “sons of God,” t...
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 session introduces Job as blameless and upright, explores why the book of Job matters for believers today, and considers the difficult question of why bad things happen to godly p...
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 are reminded that those who endure in suffering are counted blessed, and that faithful perseverance remains a central mark of genuine Christian living.
This study also covers ...
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 expense of others will not be ignored by God. The cries of defrauded laborers reach the ears of the Lord, and Scripture makes clear that there is a coming day of reckoning for tho...
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 perils of affluence and its potential to lead us astray from what matters most. You'll uncover the wisdom of investing in heavenly treasures over earthly ones, and w...
In this episode of Reasoning Through the Bible, James 4:8–17 is examined verse by verse, highlighting the call to spiritual purity, humility, repentance, and submission to the will of God. This study explains what it means to cleanse the hands, purify the heart, mourn over sin, humble oneself before the Lord, avoid speaking against fellow believers, and recognize that life is only a vapor. James continues his direct...
In this episode of Reasoning Through the Bible, James 4:4–8 is explored verse by verse, revealing why friendship with the world is hostility toward God. This study explains James’s strong warning against spiritual adultery, worldliness, pride, and divided loyalty, while also highlighting God’s greater grace for the humble. The passage calls believers to submit to God, resist the devil, draw near to God, cleanse thei...
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