Reasoning Through the Bible

Glenn Smith and Steve Allem
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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.

  1. Job 10:1-22 - Does God Cause Our Suffering? (Session 15)

    18H AGO

    Job 10:1-22 - Does God Cause Our Suffering? (Session 15)

    Send us Fan Mail 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, but it also shows the danger of laying blame at God’s feet when the full story is hidden. This Bible study is especially helpful for listeners searching for teaching on Job 10,  does God cause suffering, why does God allow pain, God and evil, Christian suffering, asking God why, and trusting God in tragedy. Job 10 gives practical help for maintaining a right view of God even when suffering is deep and explanations do not come. Support the show Thank you for listening!!  Please give us a five-star rating to help your podcast provider's algorithm spread RTTB among their listeners.  You can find free study and leader resources at the following link - Resource Page - Reasoning Through the Bible Please prayerfully consider supporting RTTB to help us to continue providing content and free resources. You can do that at this link - Support RTTB - Reasoning Through the Bible  May God Bless you!! - Glenn and Steve

    26 min
  2. Job 9:20-35 - Job’s Cry for a Mediator (Session 14)

    1D AGO

    Job 9:20-35 - Job’s Cry for a Mediator (Session 14)

    Send us Fan Mail 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 evil, the question of why the innocent seem to suffer while the wicked seem to prosper, and Job’s growing frustration as he tries to understand what God is doing. The discussion makes clear that Job is not cursing God, but he is wrongly laying certain accusations at God’s feet because he is seeing the world through his pain.  The heart of the passage comes when Job cries out for an arbitrator, a mediator who can place his hand on both God and man. That longing points forward to Jesus Christ, the only one who is fully God and fully man, and therefore the only true mediator between God and humanity. This episode powerfully connects Job’s anguish to the gospel hope fulfilled in Christ.  Topics in this episode include:  Job 9:20–35 explained  innocent suffering in Job  the problem of evil  why the wicked seem to prosper  is God unfair  Job’s cry for a mediator  Jesus as the true mediator  fully God and fully man  hope when God feels distant Reasoning Through the Bible is a verse-by-verse Bible teaching ministry committed to careful exposition, biblical context, and faithful application. Support the show Thank you for listening!!  Please give us a five-star rating to help your podcast provider's algorithm spread RTTB among their listeners.  You can find free study and leader resources at the following link - Resource Page - Reasoning Through the Bible Please prayerfully consider supporting RTTB to help us to continue providing content and free resources. You can do that at this link - Support RTTB - Reasoning Through the Bible  May God Bless you!! - Glenn and Steve

    25 min
  3. Job 9:1–19 - How Can Anyone Be Right with God? (Session 13)

    2D AGO

    Job 9:1–19 - How Can Anyone Be Right with God? (Session 13)

    Send us Fan Mail 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 description of God’s immense power over creation, including the heavens, the earth, the sea, and the constellations. But it also shows how suffering has clouded Job’s perspective, causing him to see God’s power almost entirely through the lens of pain, judgment, and loss. The passage speaks directly to those who are hurting and wondering whether pain can distort how they see God and the world.  A major theme in this episode is the need for a mediator. Job feels like a man standing in a courtroom with no advocate, no defense, and no way to answer the Judge. That tension points forward to the New Testament hope found in Jesus Christ, the better mediator and high priest. This session also offers practical encouragement for anyone feeling overwhelmed by trouble after trouble and not able to catch their breath.  Topics in this episode include:  Job 9:1–19 explained  how a person is right with God  righteousness by faith in the Old and New Testaments  why disputing with God fails  Job’s view of God’s power  suffering and distorted perspective  the need for a mediator  God’s control over creation  asking God for wisdom and peace Reasoning Through the Bible is a verse-by-verse Bible teaching ministry committed to careful exposition, biblical context, and faithful application. Support the show Thank you for listening!!  Please give us a five-star rating to help your podcast provider's algorithm spread RTTB among their listeners.  You can find free study and leader resources at the following link - Resource Page - Reasoning Through the Bible Please prayerfully consider supporting RTTB to help us to continue providing content and free resources. You can do that at this link - Support RTTB - Reasoning Through the Bible  May God Bless you!! - Glenn and Steve

    28 min
  4. Job 8:1-22 - When Truth Is Used Without Love (Session 12)

    5D AGO

    Job 8:1-22 - When Truth Is Used Without Love (Session 12)

    Send us Fan Mail 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 simplistic formulas and shows how true statements can still be used in deeply unloving ways. This Bible study is especially helpful for listeners searching for teaching on Job 8, Bildad and Job, prosperity theology, tradition vs Scripture, suffering and sin, misusing theology, and biblical wisdom in suffering. Job 8 provides a powerful warning against harsh religious certainty and points believers back to Scripture as the true standard of truth. Support the show Thank you for listening!!  Please give us a five-star rating to help your podcast provider's algorithm spread RTTB among their listeners.  You can find free study and leader resources at the following link - Resource Page - Reasoning Through the Bible Please prayerfully consider supporting RTTB to help us to continue providing content and free resources. You can do that at this link - Support RTTB - Reasoning Through the Bible  May God Bless you!! - Glenn and Steve

    27 min
  5. Job 7:1-21 - When Depression and Suffering Collide (Session 11)

    6D AGO

    Job 7:1-21 - When Depression and Suffering Collide (Session 11)

    Send us Fan Mail 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 the danger of wrongly blaming God for suffering. This Bible study is especially helpful for listeners searching for teaching on Job 7, purpose in suffering, depression in the Bible, why God feels distant, Christian suffering, trusting God in pain, and God’s sovereignty in tragedy. Job 7 offers practical encouragement for believers who feel overwhelmed, reminding them that God still has a purpose even when life feels meaningless. Support the show Thank you for listening!!  Please give us a five-star rating to help your podcast provider's algorithm spread RTTB among their listeners.  You can find free study and leader resources at the following link - Resource Page - Reasoning Through the Bible Please prayerfully consider supporting RTTB to help us to continue providing content and free resources. You can do that at this link - Support RTTB - Reasoning Through the Bible  May God Bless you!! - Glenn and Steve

    30 min
  6. Job 6:1-30 - When Grief Feels Heavier Than Sand (Session 10)

    APR 29

    Job 6:1-30 - When Grief Feels Heavier Than Sand (Session 10)

    Send us Fan Mail 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 to tragedy with vague accusations, weak comfort, or gossip instead of compassion. This Bible study is especially helpful for listeners searching for teaching on Job 6, Christian suffering, how to comfort the hurting, grief and despair in the Bible, false accusations, gossip in the church, and God’s sovereignty in suffering. Job 6 provides practical wisdom for enduring pain, caring for suffering people, and trusting God when life makes no sense. Support the show Thank you for listening!!  Please give us a five-star rating to help your podcast provider's algorithm spread RTTB among their listeners.  You can find free study and leader resources at the following link - Resource Page - Reasoning Through the Bible Please prayerfully consider supporting RTTB to help us to continue providing content and free resources. You can do that at this link - Support RTTB - Reasoning Through the Bible  May God Bless you!! - Glenn and Steve

    25 min
  7. Job 5:1-27 | Giving Bad Advice in the Middle of Tragedy (Session 9)

    APR 28

    Job 5:1-27 | Giving Bad Advice in the Middle of Tragedy (Session 9)

    Send us Fan Mail 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 are suffering great tragedy. This Bible study is especially helpful for listeners searching for teaching on Job 5, how to comfort someone in suffering, Christian grief, bad advice in tragedy, biblical counseling, Eliphaz and Job, and God’s sovereignty in suffering. Job 5 provides practical wisdom on what not to say, how to speak with compassion, and how believers can trust God even when the reasons for suffering remain hidden. Support the show Thank you for listening!!  Please give us a five-star rating to help your podcast provider's algorithm spread RTTB among their listeners.  You can find free study and leader resources at the following link - Resource Page - Reasoning Through the Bible Please prayerfully consider supporting RTTB to help us to continue providing content and free resources. You can do that at this link - Support RTTB - Reasoning Through the Bible  May God Bless you!! - Glenn and Steve

    27 min
  8. Job 4:1-21 - When a Friend Becomes a Miserable Comforter (Session 8)

    APR 27

    Job 4:1-21 - When a Friend Becomes a Miserable Comforter (Session 8)

    Send us Fan Mail 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 study also examines Eliphaz’s use of sowing and reaping, the danger of drawing rigid conclusions from experience, and the callousness of blaming a suffering person without evidence. It highlights a crucial lesson for Christian care: sometimes presence and compassion help more than speeches and explanations.  The episode then turns to Eliphaz’s mysterious night vision and asks whether Christians should seek supernatural messages. The answer given in this session is clear: any claimed spiritual message must be tested by the written Word of God. Job 4 becomes a warning not only about insensitive friends, but also about half-truths dressed up as spiritual insight.  Topics in this episode include:  Eliphaz’s first speech  does suffering prove guilt  can good people still suffer  sowing and reaping in Job  why friends can make suffering worse  testing supernatural messages by Scripture  bad theology in a time of pain  how to comfort the hurting Reasoning Through the Bible is a verse-by-verse Bible teaching ministry committed to careful exposition, biblical context, and faithful application. Support the show Thank you for listening!!  Please give us a five-star rating to help your podcast provider's algorithm spread RTTB among their listeners.  You can find free study and leader resources at the following link - Resource Page - Reasoning Through the Bible Please prayerfully consider supporting RTTB to help us to continue providing content and free resources. You can do that at this link - Support RTTB - Reasoning Through the Bible  May God Bless you!! - Glenn and Steve

    27 min
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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.

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  • Creator
    Glenn Smith and Steve Allem
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    659
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2026 Reasoning Through the Bible
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