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 33:19 - 34:9 - Can God Speak Through Suffering? (Session 35)

    9h ago

    Job 33:19 - 34:9 - Can God Speak Through Suffering? (Session 35)

    Submit a Question or Comment In this verse-by-verse Bible study of Job 33:19–34:9, Reasoning Through the Bible explores one of the hardest but most important questions in suffering: can God use pain to get our attention and draw us back to Himself? Elihu argues that God may use physical pain, weakness, and affliction to humble a person, expose spiritual need, and turn the soul away from destruction.  This session carefully explains the balance that must be maintained. Not every sickness or suffering is a direct punishment for personal sin, but suffering can still become a means through which God teaches, disciplines, and refocuses His people. The discussion shows how Elihu differs from Job’s other friends by not merely blaming Job, but by pointing to the character and purposes of God.  The episode also highlights the remarkable language of ransom in Job 33 and connects it to the larger biblical teaching that God provides redemption for sinners. It then turns to Job 34, where Elihu begins correcting Job’s claim that there is no profit in following God. This becomes a deeply practical reminder that the Christian life is not about physical comfort first, but about spiritual life, relationship with God, and the fruit of the Spirit.  Topics in this episode include:  Job 33 explained  Job 34 explained  can God use suffering  discipline and pain in the Bible  ransom and redemption  spiritual awakening through suffering  why follow God if the righteous suffer  the fruit of the Spirit  God’s purpose in affliction 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
  2. Job 32:2 - 33:18 - God Speaks, But No One Notices (Session 34)

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    Job 32:2 - 33:18 - God Speaks, But No One Notices (Session 34)

    Submit a Question or Comment In this verse-by-verse Bible study of Job 32–33, Reasoning Through the Bible reaches a turning point in the book as Elihu enters the conversation. He is angry with Job for justifying himself before God, and angry with Job’s three friends because they condemned Job without answering him well. This session explores what Elihu gets wrong, what he gets right, and why his first words matter so much.  This study also deals with practical Christian wisdom: how to respond when angry, why age alone does not guarantee wisdom, why flattery is dangerous, and why believers must measure all counsel by the Word of God rather than by personality, confidence, or volume. Elihu speaks with sincerity, but also with a very high opinion of himself, and that tension gives believers a needed warning.  The second half of the episode turns to one of the most important themes in the passage: how God speaks to people. Elihu says that God speaks, but people do not notice. He describes people as spiritually asleep until God opens their ears, warns them, and turns them away from destruction. This becomes a powerful explanation of conviction, awakening, and the way God uses His Word to call sinners to Himself.  Topics in this episode include:  Job 32 explained  Job 33 explained  Elihu enters the book of Job  anger and self-control  wisdom and age  flattery and pride  God does not owe explanations  how God speaks  spiritual awakening and conviction 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 31:13 - 32:1 - Self-Righteousness Cannot Stand Before God (Session 33)

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    Job 31:13 - 32:1 - Self-Righteousness Cannot Stand Before God (Session 33)

    Submit a Question or Comment In this verse-by-verse Bible study of Job 31:13–40, Reasoning Through the Bible examines Job’s final defense as he lists the good things he has done for servants, the poor, widows, orphans, strangers, and the needy. This session explains why those works are commendable and necessary, but why they still cannot justify anyone before God.  This study also highlights two important biblical truths from Job 31: human beings are known by God in the womb, and all people are equal before their Creator. The passage speaks clearly against class pride and shows that every human life bears dignity because God made each person.  The second half of the episode addresses trusting in wealth, boasting in moral behavior, and Job’s bold desire to stand face to face with God and defend himself. The session shows why that instinct is dangerous, why self-righteousness always fails before God’s holiness, and why the only true righteousness a sinner can have is the righteousness of Jesus Christ credited by faith.  Topics in this episode include:  Job 31 explained  good works and justification  helping the poor and orphans  life in the womb  equality before God  trusting in wealth  self-righteousness  righteousness through Christ  the judgment seat of Christ 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

    22 min
  4. Job 30:16 - 31:12 - What Do You Do When God Feels Against You? (Session 32)

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    Job 30:16 - 31:12 - What Do You Do When God Feels Against You? (Session 32)

    Submit a Question or Comment In this verse-by-verse Bible study of Job 30:16–31 and Job 31:1–12, Reasoning Through the Bible continues through one of the most emotionally raw sections in the book of Job. Job says that God seems against him, cruel to him, and silent toward his cries for help. This session explores what believers should do when suffering becomes so severe that God feels distant, silent, or even hostile.  This study also highlights an important truth: even though Job reaches some wrong conclusions about God, he does not abandon the Lord. He still cries out to Him. That becomes a powerful reminder that believers can be confused, hurting, and even mistaken in some of their thinking, while still clinging to God in faith.  The second half of the episode turns to Job 31, where Job says he made a covenant with his eyes not to look lustfully at a woman. The discussion addresses sexual sin, pornography, practical guardrails, accountability, and why righteousness cannot come from our own moral efforts but only through Jesus Christ. It also touches on the judgment seat of Christ and the difference between salvation and rewards.  Topics in this episode include:  Job 30 explained  Job 31 explained  when God feels against you  suffering and unanswered prayer  Job’s faith in pain  covenant with your eyes  guardrails against sexual sin  righteousness through Christ  the judgment seat of Christ 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
  5. Job 29:1 - 30:15 - When Suffering Changes How You See Yourself (Session 31)

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    Job 29:1 - 30:15 - When Suffering Changes How You See Yourself (Session 31)

    Submit a Question or Comment In this verse-by-verse Bible study of Job 29–30, Reasoning Through the Bible follows Job as he looks back on the better days before his suffering began. He remembers a time when he felt protected by God, surrounded by family, respected in society, and listened to by others. This session explores how suffering can make the past look brighter, the present look darker, and the soul feel abandoned.  This study also addresses an important spiritual issue: Job is not only suffering, he is becoming deeply focused on himself. The discussion highlights how pride, nostalgia, and pain can combine to distort both our view of God and our view of ourselves. It also considers how wealth and success can become spiritual tests just as much as suffering can.  In chapter 30, Job turns from honored memories to public shame. The people he once thought beneath him now mock him, spit on him, and hold him in contempt. This episode shows how quickly human reputation can change, why believers must care more about what God thinks than what people think, and how Christians can remain grounded when life feels upside down.  Topics in this episode include:  Job 29 explained  Job 30 explained  when God feels absent  remembering God’s past faithfulness  pride and suffering  nostalgia and distorted perspective  wealth as a spiritual test  reputation and rejection  focusing on God instead of self 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

    29 min
  6. Job 27:13 - 28:28 - The Fear of the Lord Is Wisdom (Session 30)

    May 28

    Job 27:13 - 28:28 - The Fear of the Lord Is Wisdom (Session 30)

    Submit a Question or Comment In this verse-by-verse Bible study of Job 27:13–23 and Job 28:1–28, Reasoning Through the Bible explores two connected truths: wealth cannot protect the wicked forever, and true wisdom cannot be found or bought in the world. Job first describes how evil people may gather riches for a time, but in the end they leave everything behind and face the justice of God.  The study then turns to one of the most beautiful chapters in the book of Job. Job 28 describes mankind digging deep into the earth for silver, gold, iron, and precious stones, then asks a far greater question: where can wisdom be found? The answer is not in wealth, not in education alone, and not in the world’s systems. True wisdom comes from God.  This session highlights the difference between knowledge and wisdom, explains why half-truth theology is still dangerous, and ends with one of the clearest biblical statements on the subject: “The fear of the Lord, that is wisdom.” This is a rich and practical episode for anyone seeking godly understanding in a world obsessed with money, status, and information.  Topics in this episode include:  Job 27 explained  Job 28 explained  wealth and the wicked  why riches do not last  half-truth theology  where wisdom comes from  God’s wisdom in creation  knowledge versus wisdom  the fear of the Lord 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

    23 min
  7. Job 26:1 - 27:12 - Staying Faithful When You Don’t Understand (Session 29)

    May 27

    Job 26:1 - 27:12 - Staying Faithful When You Don’t Understand (Session 29)

    Submit a Question or Comment In this verse-by-verse Bible study of Job chapters 26 and 27, Reasoning Through the Bible reaches one of the most majestic descriptions of God in the entire book. After exposing how little help his friends have really been, Job turns to the greatness of the Lord and describes God’s power over creation, the grave, the seas, the clouds, and the heavens. This session explores why God’s control over the universe gives believers reason to trust Him even in painful suffering.  This study also follows Job into chapter 27, where he insists that he will not curse God or deny Him, even while still struggling to understand what God is doing. The discussion highlights a powerful lesson for suffering believers: when life makes no sense, the answer is not to walk away from God, but to stay faithful to Him and seek wisdom from Him.  At the same time, the episode also notes one of Job’s weaknesses. While Job is right that his suffering is not punishment for secret sin, he still becomes defensive and prideful in the way he wants to argue his case before God. This session therefore balances trust in God’s sovereignty with the need for humility before the Lord.  Topics in this episode include:  Job 26 explained  Job 27 explained  God’s power over creation  trusting God in suffering  why free advice often fails  God’s control over the universe  staying faithful when life hurts  pride and humility before God  why believers should not walk away 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
  8. Job 24:9 - 25:6 - Why Doesn’t God Stop Evil Now? (Session 28)

    May 26

    Job 24:9 - 25:6 - Why Doesn’t God Stop Evil Now? (Session 28)

    Submit a Question or Comment In this verse-by-verse Bible study of Job chapters 24 and 25, Reasoning Through the Bible tackles one of the hardest questions in Scripture and in life: if God is good and all-powerful, why doesn’t He stop evil right now? Job describes a world full of brutal injustice—people exploiting the poor, harming widows and orphans, stealing, murdering, and committing evil under the cover of darkness—while God appears patient and silent.  This study explains why God’s patience should not be mistaken for indifference. Scripture teaches that the Lord is long-suffering, giving time for repentance, but final justice is still coming. The episode also explores slavery and debt in the ancient world, the cruelty of human sinfulness, and why the problem of evil has been with humanity since the earliest pages of Scripture.  The session then turns to Job 25, where Bildad asks a profound question: How can a human being be righteous before God? That question points directly to the gospel. On our own, no one can stand just before the holy God, but in Jesus Christ sinners can be justified by faith and declared righteous before Him.  Topics in this episode include:  Job 24 explained  Job 25 explained  the problem of evil  why God allows evil  God’s patience and delayed judgment  final judgment in the Bible  human sinfulness  how can man be righteous before God  justified by faith in Christ 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

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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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    Glenn Smith and Steve Allem
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    680
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