Reasoning Through the Bible

Send us Fan MailIn this verse-by-verse Bible study of Job 20:8–29 and Job 21:1–34, Reasoning Through the Bible continues through the book of Job by examining Zophar's harsh accusations and Job's powerful response. Zophar argues that Job's poverty and suffering must prove wickedness, but Job pushes back and says what many believers have wondered for centuries: why do the wicked sometimes prosper?This session explains why wealth and poverty do not prove whether a person is righteous or evil, why prosperity preaching and class-based theology both fail, and how Job rejects Zophar's simplistic system. The discussion also touches on how Christians should care for the poor, why some wicked people appear to live safely and successfully, and why final justice is still certain even when it does not come immediately. The episode also addresses hard questions about hell, God's patience, and the danger of offering empty comfort to the suffering. Job's friends have stopped helping and have become accusers. Job 20–21 reminds listeners that truth must be joined to compassion and that God's long-suffering should not be confused with indifference to evil. Topics in this episode include: Job 20 explained  Job 21 explained  why the wicked prosper  wealth and poverty in the Bible  prosperity gospel errors  helping the poor as Christians  final judgment and hell  why empty comfort fails  how to speak to the suffering Reasoning Through the Bible is a verse-by-verse Bible teaching ministry committed to careful exposition, biblical context, and faithful application.Support the showThank 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 BiblePlease 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

Send us Fan MailIn this verse-by-verse Bible study of Job 19:23–29, Reasoning Through the Bible reaches one of the most powerful declarations in the entire book of Job. After chapters of pain, confusion, and deep emotional struggle, Job plants his feet firmly and says, “I know that my Redeemer lives.” This session explores why that statement matters so much and how it reveals Job's enduring faith even when everything around him has fallen apart. This study explains the meaning of the kinsman-redeemer, how Job expected a Redeemer to stand on the earth in the latter days, and why this passage points toward Jesus Christ as the one who redeems His people. It also examines Job's belief in bodily resurrection and his confidence that even after death he would see God for himself. The second half of the session highlights Job's warning that final judgment is real and then introduces Zophar's second speech, where Job's friend responds with more legalism, harsher accusations, and deeper insult. The episode becomes a contrast between living hope in God and the failure of graceless theology. Topics in this episode include: Job 19:23–29 explained  my Redeemer lives  the kinsman-redeemer in the Bible  Jesus as Redeemer  bodily resurrection in Job  faith in suffering  final judgment  Zophar's legalism  why believers must hold on to God Reasoning Through the Bible is a verse-by-verse Bible teaching ministry committed to careful exposition, biblical context, and faithful application.Support the showThank 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 BiblePlease 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

Send us Fan MailIn this verse-by-verse Bible study of the second part of Job chapter 19, Reasoning Through the Bible examines a painful but familiar problem in Christian communities: what happens when suffering becomes everyone else's theological business. Job's friends believe they are helping by trying to expose hidden sin, but instead they torment him, crush him with their words, and turn his pain into a public debate. This session explores when Christians should mind their own business, when sin should actually be confronted, and how the process of Matthew 18 protects people from gossip, false accusations, and public humiliation. The study shows why Job's friends were wrong: they had no evidence of actual sin, no compassion for Job's suffering, and no willingness to remain silent when silence would have been wiser. The latter half of the episode turns to Job's emotional collapse as he describes himself abandoned, shamed, and treated as an enemy. Even there, the transcript gives practical wisdom for the church today: suffering people do not need trite sayings or theological debates. They need presence, prayer, humility, and genuine compassion. Topics in this episode include: Job 19 explained  when sin becomes everyone's business  gossip in the church  Matthew 18 and church discipline  when to confront sin  when to stay quiet  Job's isolation and despair  why blaming God is dangerous  what real help sounds like Reasoning Through the Bible is a verse-by-verse Bible teaching ministry committed to careful exposition, biblical context, and faithful application.Support the showThank 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 BiblePlease 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

Send us Fan MailIn this special interview episode of Reasoning Through the Bible, Ashley Glader shares a deeply moving Christian testimony of suffering, grief, and hope in Jesus Christ. Her story includes the murder of her brother at Columbine, the death of her son after severe medical complications, and the later loss of another brother to cancer. Through each tragedy, she wrestled with pain, asked hard questions, and learned what it means to keep holding on to God even when life no longer makes sense. This episode speaks directly to listeners who are walking through grief, wrestling with why God allows suffering, or wondering whether faith can survive repeated heartbreak. The conversation explores the book of Job, the problem of evil, the hiddenness of God, and the difference between shallow religious answers and real biblical hope. It also offers practical wisdom for how to help suffering people without making their pain worse. Ashley shares how tragedy can either drive people away from God or draw them closer to Him, why heaven and eternity matter more after deep loss, and how believers can still say that God is good even when they do not understand what He is doing. This is an honest, compassionate, and hope-filled discussion for anyone who has ever asked, “Why?” and still wants to trust Christ. Topics in this episode include: Christian testimony through suffering  Columbine and family loss  grief after losing a child  why God allows suffering  when God feels distant  how to comfort the grieving  wrestling with prayer in tragedy  heaven, eternity, and hope  keep going through the pain Reasoning Through the Bible is a verse-by-verse Bible teaching ministry committed to careful exposition, biblical context, and faithful application.You can find out more about Ashley at ashleyglader.com Support the showThank 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 BiblePlease 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

Send us Fan MailIn 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 speaks directly to those who have reached a low point and need to be reminded that life still has purpose, even in deep suffering. This study explains why Job's despair does not mean his life has lost meaning, why believers always retain purpose because they are made in the image of God, and why Christians should not wait until people are near death to repair relationships, show love, and be faithful friends. It also highlights the danger of a works-based, behavior-only view of God that leaves no room for grace or true relationship. The second half of the session turns to Bildad's speech in Job 18, where he becomes openly insulting, hypocritical, and more committed to being right than to helping Job. This episode shows how harsh theology can become cruel theology, and why suffering people need wise, compassionate counsel that looks deeper than outward circumstances. Topics in this episode include: Job 17 explained  Job 18 explained  when life feels ready to end  purpose in suffering  why believers always have purpose  Bildad's hypocrisy  retribution theology and its errors  why suffering is not always caused by sin  how to care for suffering people Reasoning Through the Bible is a verse-by-verse Bible teaching ministry committed to careful exposition, biblical context, and faithful application.Support the showThank 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 BiblePlease 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

Send us Fan MailIn 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 pain. This session explores what real comfort should sound like when someone is in deep suffering and why careless theology can wound more than it heals. This study also examines Job's vivid language as he wrongly lays his suffering at God's feet, feeling as though God has torn him, hunted him, and set him up as a target. The session explains why Job's judgment is skewed by pain, why Satan is the one inflicting the torment in the narrative, and why believers must be careful not to let suffering distort their view of God. At the same time, Job 16 contains one of the most important statements in the book: “my witness is in heaven, and my advocate is on high.” Even in darkness, Job has not abandoned the Lord. This episode highlights the difference between blaming God emotionally and actually cursing Him, and it encourages suffering believers to keep holding on to God because He remains the only true hope. Topics in this episode include: Job 16 explained  miserable comforters  what to say to the suffering  why Job blamed God  pain and distorted judgment  Satan's role in Job's suffering  when tragedy makes faith wobble  my witness is in heaven  an advocate on high Reasoning Through the Bible is a verse-by-verse Bible teaching ministry committed to careful exposition, biblical context, and faithful application.Support the showThank 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 BiblePlease 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

Send us Fan MailIn 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 now sounds personally offended, sarcastic, and harsh as he accuses Job of bringing suffering on himself. This session explores one of the great questions of life and Scripture: why do the wicked prosper while the righteous suffer? It also exposes the theological error in Eliphaz's reasoning. He treats God's justice as if it were a mechanical formula, assuming that all suffering must prove wickedness and all prosperity must prove righteousness. The study shows why that view leaves no room for God's mercy, patience, or larger purposes in suffering. This session also addresses Word of Faith theology, the idea that a person's spoken words create prosperity or suffering. The book of Job stands against that teaching because Job's suffering is not caused by his confession or speech, but by the larger heavenly scene God allows for His own purposes. This session is both doctrinally sharp and pastorally practical for anyone trying to comfort the suffering without blaming them. Topics in this episode include: Job 15 explained  why the wicked prosper  Eliphaz's second speech  suffering does not always prove sin  false assumptions about prosperity and pain  word of faith theology examined  harsh versus loving correction  God's mercy and long-suffering  how not to counsel sufferers Reasoning Through the Bible is a verse-by-verse Bible teaching ministry committed to careful exposition, biblical context, and faithful application.Support the showThank 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 BiblePlease 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

Send us Fan MailIn 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 pain is shaping how he sees everything around him. This session examines why that matters and how believers today can fall into the same pattern if they are not careful. This study also highlights Job's question, “Who can make the clean out of the unclean?” and answers it through the larger testimony of Scripture: only God can cleanse sinners. The discussion then moves into God's sovereignty, human agency, and why Job's words should not be read as teaching a fatalistic worldview. It also shows how pain can bias interpretation and why suffering people need wise, mature, biblically grounded counsel. The latter part of the session addresses Job's prayer for death, his hopeless imagery about life being worn away, and the doctrine of soul sleep. The study rejects soul sleep and points instead to the biblical teaching that believers are conscious with the Lord after death. Even in Job's dark language, the session keeps the larger Christian hope in view: God remains in control, suffering does not overwhelm Him, and restoration is still possible. Topics in this episode include: Job 14 explained  suffering warps your view of God  who can make the unclean clean  God's sovereignty and human agency  does Job teach fatalism  pain and biased Bible interpretation  praying for death in suffering  why soul sleep is false  hope beyond despair Reasoning Through the Bible is a verse-by-verse Bible teaching ministry committed to careful exposition, biblical context, and faithful application.Support the showThank 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 BiblePlease 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

Send us Fan MailIn 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, and the support of his friends, Job remains loyal to the Lord God and refuses to walk away. This session examines Job's determination to plead his case before God, while also showing the limits of human argument before the majesty of the Creator. It highlights the truth that no one can stand before God on personal merit, and that the only real case we have is through Jesus Christ, our advocate and mediator. The study also draws practical lessons about asking God to reveal hidden sin and approaching Him honestly in seasons of pain. The second half of the transcript focuses on Job's cry that God feels distant. That theme appears throughout Scripture and in the lives of believers today. This episode encourages listeners that God is not absent in suffering, that He does not leave His people, and that even flawed, emotionally raw prayers can still be brought before Him. Topics in this episode include: Job 13:13–28 explained  though he slay me, I will hope in him  loyalty to God in suffering  can we argue with God  our only case is Christ  praying for God to reveal sin  when God feels distant  divine hiddenness  hope in deep pain Reasoning Through the Bible is a verse-by-verse Bible teaching ministry committed to careful exposition, biblical context, and faithful application.Support the showThank 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 BiblePlease 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

Send us Fan MailIn 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 wrestles with that same question as he describes God as powerful and wise, yet sees that power mostly through the lens of pain and loss. This session explains how suffering can bias a believer's view of God, how Christians can wrongly read God through cultural assumptions, and why Romans 8:28 matters in seasons of grief and confusion. It also emphasizes that God is present in suffering, that He has purposes sufferers cannot always see, and that pain may draw some people closer to God while pushing others away. The second half of the study turns to Job 13, where Job rebukes his friends as “worthless physicians,” says they would be wiser if they stayed silent, and warns them not to speak deceitfully for God. This passage offers practical wisdom for pastoral care, friendship, and knowing when to speak and when to simply be present. Topics in this episode include: Job 12:13–25 explained  Job 13:1–12 explained  why God allows suffering  suffering and God's goodness  how pain clouds perspective  Romans 8:28 and Job  where God is in our suffering  worthless physicians in Job  when to speak and when to stay silent Reasoning Through the Bible is a verse-by-verse Bible teaching ministry committed to careful exposition, biblical context, and faithful application.Support the showThank 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 BiblePlease 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

Send us Fan MailIn 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 suffering. Zophar accuses Job of hidden guilt, tells him to repent, and assumes that if Job would just get right with God, everything would become bright and peaceful again. This session explains why that advice is not only wrong for Job, but also cruel. The study highlights the danger of blaming all suffering on secret sin, the misuse of spiritual truth without compassion, and the false promise that if a person is right with God, life will always go smoothly. It also draws practical lessons about being quick to listen, slow to speak, and careful not to lecture hurting people. The second half of the transcript turns to Job's response in chapter 12. Job answers with biting sarcasm, pushes back against his accusers, and reminds them that even nature teaches that the life of every living thing is in God's hands. The passage becomes a warning against both judgmental cruelty and cavalier indifference toward suffering. Topics in this episode include: Job 11–12 explained  Zophar's speech  half-truths in spiritual counsel  blaming suffering on hidden sin  why harsh advice hurts  Job's sarcastic response  the breath of mankind in God's hand  how to help suffering people  truth joined with compassion Reasoning Through the Bible is a verse-by-verse Bible teaching ministry committed to careful exposition, biblical context, and faithful application.Support the showThank 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 BiblePlease 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

Send us Fan MailIn 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 showThank 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 BiblePlease 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

Send us Fan MailIn 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 showThank 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 BiblePlease 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

Send us Fan MailIn 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 showThank 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 BiblePlease 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

Send us Fan MailIn 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 showThank 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 BiblePlease 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

Send us Fan MailIn 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 showThank 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 BiblePlease 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

Send us Fan MailIn 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 showThank 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 BiblePlease 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

Send us Fan MailIn 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 showThank 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 BiblePlease 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

Send us Fan MailIn 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 showThank 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 BiblePlease 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

Send us Fan MailIn 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 asking God why and sinfully demanding that God explain Himself. It also addresses Job's feeling that God has shut him off, the irony of that complaint in light of the larger story, and how suffering can distort perspective when pain becomes overwhelming. The discussion also touches on modern questions about euthanasia, despair, and the value of life in the image of God. This episode reminds listeners that Job does not know what is happening behind the scenes, yet God has not abandoned him. The book of Job continues to teach that there is more going on spiritually than sufferers can see, and that God remains in control even when life feels chaotic and full of unanswered questions.Topics in this episode include: Job 3:20–26 explained  why Job longs for death  is it wrong to ask God why  suffering without answers  asking God versus demanding answers  euthanasia and the value of life  Job feeling shut off by God  trusting God when life feels dark  God's control in the middle of chaos Reasoning Through the Bible is a verse-by-verse Bible teaching ministry committed to careful exposition, biblical context, and faithful application.Support the showThank 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 BiblePlease 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

Send us Fan MailIn 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 the depth of his pain without becoming a curse against God. It also highlights the beauty and force of Hebrew poetry in Job, including parallelism, darkness imagery, and the mention of Leviathan. The discussion examines whether despair is a failure of faith, whether suffering still has purpose when God seems silent, and how Job's lament continues to help suffering people today. This episode also addresses difficult questions about pain, human purpose, stillbirth imagery, death as relief, and why God may allow His people to suffer without immediate answers. Job 3 reminds listeners that Scripture does not ignore human anguish. It gives language for it, while still affirming that God remains on the throne and has purposes beyond what suffering people can see in the moment.Topics in this episode include: Job 3 explained  Job curses the day of his birth  despair and lament in the Bible  Hebrew poetry in Job  Leviathan in Job 3  is despair a failure of faith  suffering when God seems silent  purpose in suffering  honest wrestling with God Reasoning Through the Bible is a verse-by-verse Bible teaching ministry committed to careful exposition, biblical context, and faithful application.Support the showThank 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 BiblePlease 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

Send us Fan MailIn 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, showing that while Job sees only pain, loss, and confusion, heaven remains calm under God's rule. It also explains why Job's suffering is still not caused by his own sin, why Satan's attack is limited by God, and what it means that Job still holds fast to his integrity.This episode also examines Job's physical affliction, his wife's painful counsel to curse God and die, and the arrival of Job's friends, who begin by doing the one thing sufferers often need most: showing up, weeping, and sitting in silence. The passage speaks directly to believers walking through suffering, confusion, and the silence of God.Topics in this episode include: Job 2:1–13 explained  Satan returns to test Job  God's sovereignty over suffering  chaos on earth and order in heaven  why Job's suffering was not his fault  Job's wife and “curse God and die”  God sets limits on Satan  true faith in adversity  how to comfort someone in suffering Reasoning Through the Bible is a verse-by-verse Bible teaching ministry committed to careful exposition, biblical context, and faithful application.Support the showThank 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 BiblePlease 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

Send us Fan MailIn 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 words, “The Lord gave and the Lord has taken away. Blessed be the name of the Lord,” and explains how Job mourned deeply without blaming God. It also considers whether it is really possible to worship God in suffering, how believers should think about earthly possessions, and why eternal treasure matters more than worldly success.This episode speaks directly to those walking through grief, sudden loss, unanswered questions, and hardship. Job's example reminds believers that God remains worthy of worship even in pain, and that faith can endure when earthly things are stripped away.Topics in this episode include: Job 1:20–22 explained  Job's response to tragedy  worship in suffering  lament without blaming God  the Lord gave and the Lord has taken away  grief and faith in the Bible  eternal treasure over earthly possessions  trusting God in sudden loss  why Job did not sin or blame God Reasoning Through the Bible is a verse-by-verse Bible teaching ministry committed to careful exposition, biblical context, and faithful application.Support the showThank 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 BiblePlease 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

Send us Fan MailIn 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 that true worship is not based on receiving material blessings from God. Job's faith is tested when everything around him is stripped away, including his wealth, servants, livestock, and children. This passage raises difficult but necessary questions about why God allows evil, whether suffering is always tied to personal sin, and how believers should respond when tragedy comes in waves.This episode also offers biblical encouragement for those who have experienced sudden loss, reminding listeners that God remains in control, that suffering is not outside His purposes, and that Scripture points believers toward hope, endurance, and restoration.Topics in this episode include: the hedge of protection in Job  Satan's accusation against Job  prosperity gospel versus true worship  why God allows suffering  should Christians fear Satan  sudden loss and grief in the Bible  God's sovereignty over evil  hope of restoration after tragedy Reasoning Through the Bible is a verse-by-verse Bible teaching ministry committed to careful exposition, biblical context, and practical application.Support the showThank 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 BiblePlease 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

Send us Fan MailIn 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,” the meaning of Satan as the adversary and accuser, and the significance of Satan presenting himself before God. The study highlights the absolute sovereignty of God, showing that Satan is not acting independently or outside of divine authority. It also emphasizes that Job's suffering is not the result of hidden sin, but part of a larger purpose Job himself does not yet see.This episode also examines why God brings up Job, what Satan's accusation reveals about human motives, and how this passage helps believers think biblically about spiritual warfare, suffering, and trust in God when heaven is silent.Topics in this episode include: Job 1:6–12 explained  Satan appearing before God  the sons of God in Job  who Satan is in Scripture  God's sovereignty over evil  why righteous people suffer  suffering is not always caused by sin  spiritual warfare in the book of Job  trusting God when you do not know why Reasoning Through the Bible is a verse-by-verse Bible teaching ministry committed to careful study, biblical context, and faithful exposition of Scripture.Support the showThank 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 BiblePlease 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

Send us Fan MailIn 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 people.This Bible study also examines Job's family, wealth, worship, and intercession for his children, while laying the groundwork for the larger themes of the book: undeserved suffering, the silence of God, human pain, false accusations, and whether suffering is always connected to personal sin. The discussion also previews the role of Job's friends and the danger of bad spiritual counsel during seasons of hardship.Topics in this episode include: Job 1:1–5 explained  why righteous people suffer  the problem of evil and suffering  God's sovereignty in pain  Job as a blameless man  intercessory prayer for children  trusting God when life hurts  the danger of false counsel in suffering  verse-by-verse Bible study through Job Reasoning Through the Bible offers verse-by-verse Bible teaching designed to help listeners understand Scripture in context and apply it faithfully.Support the showThank 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 BiblePlease 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

Send us Fan MailDid Jesus really rise from the dead? Can the resurrection be trusted, and why does it matter today?In this special Reasoning Through the Bible Easter study, some of the most common questions people ask about Jesus' crucifixion and resurrection are answered with clear, biblical teaching. This episode looks at what the Gospels say happened, why the eyewitness accounts can be trusted, and why the resurrection is central to the Christian faith. It also explains how the resurrection connects to 1 Corinthians 15, the Passover, and the believer's future bodily resurrection.Topics include:Did Jesus really rise from the dead?Evidence for the resurrection of JesusCan the Gospel accounts be trusted?Why the resurrection matters to ChristiansJesus, the Passover, and the GospelThe future resurrection of believersA practical and hope-filled Easter episode for listeners who want trustworthy answers about the resurrection of Jesus Christ [The Messiah] and its meaning today.If you found this helpful, share it with a friend who has questions, subscribe for more verse-by-verse Bible study, and leave a review so more people can find the conversation.Support the showThank 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 BiblePlease 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

Two roads show up at the very front door of the Psalms, and Psalm 1 forces an honest question: who is shaping your decisions? Reasoning Through the Bible starts a new, ongoing verse-by-verse study through the book of Psalms, explaining how these ancient worship songs are intentionally arranged into five books with repeating themes and a movement from lament toward praise. This isn't a quick inspirational skim. As is our method, we slow down and read Psalm 1 carefully so its structure and its warning can do their work.From the opening line, Psalm 1 is intensely practical. We talk about what it means to avoid “the counsel of the wicked” without retreating from the world, and why the verbs walk, stand, and sit describe a subtle slide from influence to identity. We also break down Hebrew poetry and parallelism so you can see why the psalm repeats ideas with different words and how that repetition deepens the message. Along the way, we point out the meaning behind LORD in all caps in the NASB translation is Yahweh, the covenant God the psalms call us to know.The turning point of the psalm is meditation. We define biblical meditation as active, engaged thinking on Scripture, not emptying your mind, and we offer simple ways to build the habit through reading, listening, and memorization. Psalm 1 promises a kind of prosperity, so we clarify what that word means in a biblical sense: stability, contentment, and fruit in season, like a tree planted by streams of living water. We end with the stark contrast of chaff and judgment, then come back to the hope of choosing the right path while there's still time. Subscribe, share this with a friend who loves the Psalms, and leave a review. What “counsel” do you need to stop trusting this week?Support the showThank 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 BiblePlease 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

This is a verse-by-verse episode of Joel 3:9-21, exploring the historical context, meaning, and faithful application of the passage within the Christian faith.A harvest usually means joy—until Joel 3 turns the field into a courtroom and the sickle into a verdict. We open the text and follow the trail from “Prepare for war” to “The Lord is a refuge,” mapping how God summons the nations to the Valley of Jehoshaphat and why the “valley of decision” is about His decision, not ours. Along the way, we draw the crucial line between personal salvation and God's governance of nations: people are saved by faith in Jesus, while nations rise and fall under His purposes. That distinction unlocks Joel's hard images—plowshares into swords, the winepress of wrath, darkened skies—and ties them to Jesus' harvest parables and Revelation's sweeping judgment.We lean into the continuity of Scripture. Joel's language resurfaces in Revelation 14, while Ezekiel 47 and Zechariah 14 expand the promise of living water flowing from the house of the Lord. Rather than flatten these passages into vague metaphors, we ask what the prophets actually claim: the Lord dwelling in Zion, strangers no longer trampling Jerusalem, and a restored land marked by abundance. Judgment and renewal stand side by side, and that tension fuels hope. If God keeps track of wickedness, He also keeps His promises.Our takeaway is simple and challenging: read plainly, honor symbols without erasing places, and let the prophets set the frame for eschatology. Joel 3 shows a God who remembers bloodshed, defends His people, and brings the nations to account. It also shows a refuge for those who belong to Him. If you're curious how Old Testament prophecy shapes New Testament expectation, or how Israel's future sits alongside the church's hope, this study will help you see the throughline.If this conversation sharpened your view of prophecy and the Day of the Lord, follow the show, share it with a friend, and leave a review so more listeners can find thoughtful, text-driven Bible study.Support the showThank 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 BiblePlease 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

This is a verse-by-verse episode of Joel 3:3-8, exploring the historical context, meaning, and faithful application of the passage within the Christian faith.What if the most powerful nations are headed for a courtroom they can't avoid? We continue in Joel chapter 3 and confront a bracing claim: God calls Israel His people, the land His land, and the city His city—and He gathers the nations to the Valley of Jehoshaphat, “Yahweh Judges,” to answer for what they've done. From the literary shock of locusts-as-armies to the concrete charges of human trafficking and temple plunder, the text refuses to stay abstract. It names Tyre, Sidon, and Philistia, and history records their fall. Justice is not a metaphor; it's a ledger that closes.We connect the dots from Pentecost's “this is that” back into Joel's vision, showing how the Spirit's outpouring and the promise of restoration feed into a larger arc of judgment and mercy. Along the way, we grapple with the temptation to smooth the rough edges—spiritualizing some verses and literalizing others—and instead take the passage on its own terms. God gathers. God judges. God restores. The moral charge is specific: societies that sell children for pleasure and turn worship into theft will face a reversal. What they measured out is measured back to them.If this conversation helps you see the prophets with fresh eyes, share it with a friend, subscribe for more verse-by-verse studies, and leave a review with your biggest insight or question.Support the showThank 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 BiblePlease 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

This is a verse-by-verse episode of Joel 2:24-3:2, exploring the historical context, meaning, and faithful application of the passage within the Christian faith.When life feels stripped to the dirt, what does restoration look like? We open Joel chapter 2 and find in its ending verses a startling promise: God will “restore the years the locusts have eaten.” Not a soft platitude, but a concrete pledge of abundance, dignity, and presence after discipline. We walk through the vivid imagery of wave after wave of loss, then turn to the hope that threshing floors will be full, vats will overflow, and shame will be removed because God is in the midst of His people.From there we follow a key thread into the New Testament. Why does Peter quote Joel at Pentecost, and what did he mean by “this is that”? We examine the timing in Joel—judgment, repentance, restoration, then an outpouring of the Spirit on “all flesh”—and consider how Pentecost serves as a powerful preview rather than the complete fulfillment. We explore why AD 70 doesn't match Joel's promise to restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem, how “all flesh” reframes our expectations, and where the prophets point to a Messianic reign from Zion where God judges the nations and dwells with His people.Across these passages, one theme holds: the same God who disciplines thoroughly also blesses thoroughly. That changes how we face regret, illness, consequences, and a world that still groans. We talk about practical repentance, renewed hope, and the courage to plant new seed, trusting the Spirit to bring harvest from ground we thought was gone. If you've felt years slip away, this conversation offers honest theology and real comfort anchored in Scripture's big story—judgment that leads to mercy, loss that turns to renewal, and a future where shame no longer sticks.If this spoke to you, follow the show, share it with a friend who needs hope, and leave a review so more people can find these conversations.Support the showThank 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 BiblePlease 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

This is a verse-by-verse episode of Joel 2:12-23, exploring the historical context, meaning, and faithful application of the passage within the Christian faith. What if the path from wreckage to renewal is closer than you think? Joel chapter 2 opens with the ache of judgment and turns toward a fierce, tender mercy: “Return to me with all your heart.” We walk through that turning point with open Bibles and clear eyes, tracing how God's character—gracious, compassionate, slow to anger—reshapes a people who have run out of excuses and into hope.We read Joel 2:12–27 and press into the difference between outward show and inward change. “Rend your heart, not your garments” becomes a call to real repentance that rejects lip service and chooses love-driven obedience. We unpack fasting without the myths: it doesn't earn points with God, but it does sharpen focus, tie prayer to daily hunger, and train the will against destructive desires. Then we widen the lens to leadership and community. Elders, children, newlyweds—everyone is summoned, and leaders are charged to intercede because authority without prayer drifts into pride.If you're longing for a reset—personally, as a family, or as a leader—this conversation offers a practical path back: honest repentance, focused prayer, humble intercession, and confidence in God's covenant faithfulness. Listen, share with a friend who needs courage to return, and leave a review to help others find this study. Ready to come back with all your heart?Support the showThank 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 BiblePlease 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

This is a verse-by-verse episode of Joel 2:1-11, exploring the historical context, meaning, and faithful application of the passage within the Christian faith.Sirens don't sing; they warn. Joel chapter 2 opens with a trumpet blast from Zion that cuts through comfort and asks a hard question: are we awake to what God is saying about judgment, justice, and hope? We walk through the text line by line and hear why the Day of the Lord is described as darkness, gloom, and a devastation so complete that Eden-like land becomes wilderness. The locust swarm of chapter one widens into a disciplined military force—ranked, relentless, and unstoppable—moving with speed and precision across Jerusalem's walls and into its homes.This conversation also wrestles with God's character. The text says the Lord leads this army, and that tests our tendency to only see what feels gentle. Scripture presents a God who is both loving and just, who disciplines to restore, and who calls Zion “my holy mountain” with covenant authority. The question “Who can endure it?” becomes an invitation to real hope: those who trust the Messiah of Israel, Jesus, find life beyond wrath and meaning beyond ruin. If you care about biblical prophecy, the future of Jerusalem, and a faithful view of God that refuses caricature, this deep dive will sharpen your understanding and strengthen your hope. Subscribe, share with a friend who loves careful Bible study, and leave a review with your take on Joel 2's timeline and fulfillment.Support the showThank 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

This episode is a verse-by-verse Bible study of Joel 1:8-20, exploring the historical context, meaning, and faithful application of the passage within the Christian faith. What happens when everything you've built gets stripped to the bones? We walk line by line through Joel, where wave after wave of locusts erase Israel's harvest, silence the temple's offerings, and drain joy from the community. It's more than a natural disaster story. It's a sober look at the limits of human effort and the moment when God calls people from pride to prayer, from feasting to fasting, and from denial to lament.We unpack the symbols that matter: sackcloth as a public sign of grief, fasting as a reset of appetite and attention, and a solemn assembly that reunites a fractured people. Along the way, we connect Joel's imagery to a hard but hopeful truth—our best safeguards and systems are good gifts, but they can't save us from judgment or mend a heart that has drifted. The Day of the Lord enters the scene not as a vague threat but as moral clarity: destruction from the Almighty that confronts idolatry and invites return to Him. Ecclesiastes echoes through the conversation: the work of our hands fades, but the Word of God endures.We also explore why discipline can be grace. Like the cycle in Judges, crisis often becomes the turning point that drives people to cry out to God. When the fields are bare and the storehouses empty, the only honest path is toward the One who can both halt the ruin and begin restoration. By the end, we outline Joel's literary cues and set the stage for what comes next: a movement from devastation to renewal. If you've felt your plans devoured or your efforts exhausted, this chapter offers a map—name the loss, gather with others, fast, and call on the Lord.If this journey through Joel sparked reflection, subscribe, share the episode with a friend, and leave a review telling us where you've seen God turn ruin into renewal.Support the showThank 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

This episode is a verse-by-verse Bible study of Joel 1:1-7, exploring the historical context, meaning, and faithful application of the passage within the Christian faith. A sky darkened by wings, vines gnawed to white sticks, and a promise bold enough to rebuild a future—Joel is both poetry and prophecy, and we dive straight into its heart. We set the scene for a focused, verse-by-verse journey through a book many skip, yet one that shapes how we understand the Day of the Lord, the outpouring of the Spirit, and Revelation's fiercest images. From the opening lines, Joel confronts complacency with a locust plague so sustained it wipes out not only harvests but hope, and then he draws a line toward restoration that refuses to be small.We break down Joel's twin themes—judgment and restoration—and show how they establish a pattern across the prophets: God uses nations to discipline Israel, judges those nations in turn, and brings Israel back to forgiveness and life. Along the way, we examine key New Testament connections: Peter's use of Joel at Pentecost, 2 Thessalonians 2 on the man of lawlessness and timing, and 2nd and 3rd Peter on sudden cosmic upheaval. We also address common misreads, including why Joel's scale and promises do not fit 70 AD, and how to let Joel speak in his own context before layering later theology.You'll hear why the book's literary force matters—how imagery like locusts, sickle, and winepress informs Revelation—and how Joel's call to return to the Lord speaks into modern seasons of loss. If your life feels like wave after wave, Joel's path moves from lament to promise, not by minimizing pain but by magnifying God's faithfulness. Join us as we read carefully, think clearly, and seek the God who warns to wake us and restores to keep us.If this study helps you see Joel—and the whole Bible—with new clarity, follow the show, share it with a friend, and leave a review so others can find it.Support the showThank 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

When the world won't stop shifting, we need a center that doesn't move. We continue in Hebrews chapter 13 to explore why Jesus Christ [The Messiah] is the same yesterday, today, and forever—and how that truth steadies our minds, our churches, and our everyday decisions. This isn't abstract: we connect the unchanging character of Christ to the way we handle strange teachings, the balance between gospel proclamation and deep doctrine, and the difference between grace and external rule-keeping.We dig into the contrast between dietary laws and the righteousness that comes by faith, showing how grace frees us from measuring holiness by trends or taboos. Then we follow the path “outside the camp,” where Jesus suffered and where His people often stand. Leaving the old life—whether religious status or worldly habits—comes with reproach, but it also brings clarity, courage, and hope for the lasting city to come. Along the way, we highlight practical steps: offering continual praise, doing good and sharing, honoring leaders who watch over souls, and fueling ministry through prayer.The benediction calls God the “God of peace” who equips us in every good work through the blood of the eternal covenant. That peace is more than calm feelings; it's reconciliation with God and confidence that He will defeat evil and finish what He started. If you're craving a faith that holds when culture tilts, this conversation will ground you in Christ's permanence and send you into the week with actionable wisdom—strong doctrine, honest worship, and grace-shaped living. If this helped you, subscribe, share it with a friend, and leave a review to help others find the show.Support the showThank 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

What if the most practical life you could live begins with love you can measure? We begin our walk through Hebrews chapter 13 and translate towering truths into choices you can make today: loving the church family with warmth and integrity, welcoming strangers with generous wisdom, and remembering prisoners as if chained beside them. This is everyday faith with traction, not theory—an approach that changes how we see people, spend time, and open our doors.We also pause to thank those who taught us the word and to learn from their example. Imitating tested faith keeps us steady while we fix our eyes on Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, today, and forever. That unchanging center helps us spot strange teachings that overpromise and underdeliver, swapping grace for gimmicks. Grace strengthens the heart where rituals cannot. If you're longing for a faith that meets you where you live—at your table, in your budget, in your relationships—Hebrews 13 offers a clear path.If this conversation helped you take a step toward practical, joyful obedience, subscribe, share the episode with a friend, and leave a review. Tell us which verse from Hebrews 13 you're putting into practice this week.Support the showThank 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

Fire, darkness, a trumpet blast that made people beg for silence—and then an unexpected turn toward warmth and welcome. We finish our walk through Hebrews chapter 12 to explore why Mount Sinai made even Moses tremble, and how Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, invites us into a city alive with promise. The law reveals our need but can't rescue us. Jesus does what The Law [Torah] could never do: He transforms, reconciles, and anchors us in a kingdom that cannot be shaken.We dig into the layered language of Mount Zion and the “city of the living God,” showing how Scripture holds both a present approach and a future arrival. You'll hear how Abel's blood cried out for justice while Jesus' blood speaks a better word—peace, forgiveness, and a clean conscience. Along the way, we wrestle with Hebrews' sober warning: if Sinai shook the earth, ignoring the Son shakes heaven and earth. That gravity isn't meant to paralyze you; it's meant to steady you. Gratitude becomes fuel for service. Reverence becomes the posture of true worship. Awe is not a mood—it's a way of life.We also get practical: how do we cultivate gratitude in a comfort-driven culture? What does it look like to serve with reverence and awe, not just warm a seat? Why does a right view of God—as love and as a consuming fire—restore our joy and our obedience? If you've felt the weight of trying to be “enough,” or the drift that comes from settling for rituals, this conversation calls you back to the better priest, better covenant, and better sacrifice.If this resonated, follow the show, share it with a friend who needs courage, and leave a short review telling us what “unshakable” means to you today.Support the showThank 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

Ever wonder whether the hard things you face are shaping you or just wearing you down? We continue in Hebrews chapter 12 and make a clear, practical case that God's loving discipline is not random pain but purposeful formation that yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness. Through vivid images of vines trained on a trellis, soldiers formed by standards, and children guided by wise parents, we explore how belonging to God reframes endurance, courage, and daily obedience.We also draw a sharp line between pain and providence. Not every hardship comes from God, but every son and daughter should expect His training. That insight dismantles the myth that everyone is automatically God's child and highlights the hope of adoption through Jesus Christ. From there, we move into the practices that keep us steady when our hands shake and our knees weaken: stay in the Word, ask for wisdom, make straight paths, and actively pursue peace with everyone and sanctification before God. Peace isn't passive; it is the byproduct of a life aligned with righteousness.The conversation gets honest about threats that quietly sabotage our walk. A root of bitterness can start with a real wound, then grow into murmuring, envy, and a sour spirit that spills into community. The antidote is decisive forgiveness and releasing the offense to God before it becomes a forest. We also address sexual immorality as a powerful entanglement, showing why Spirit-led restraint and community help are essential. Esau's choice to trade his birthright for a meal offers a sobering warning: some decisions close doors we cannot easily reopen. Value the promises of God over momentary relief, and you'll find a durable peace the world cannot give.If this resonates, follow along as we keep reasoning through the Bible with clear teaching, practical steps, and hope that endures. Subscribe, share with a friend who needs courage today, and leave a review with one takeaway you're putting into practice this week.Support the showThank 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

What if the secret to finishing well isn't trying harder but traveling lighter? We open Hebrews chapter 12 with a vivid race metaphor and get practical about how to lay down every weight and the sin that so easily clings. The “cloud of witnesses” aren't distant spectators; they are living case studies that God keeps his promises, and their stories invite us to keep moving when life feels heavy.We talk about the difference between overt sin and subtle weights—those time-sucking habits, crowded calendars, and misaligned priorities that quietly choke our joy and our service. Endurance grows when our eyes are fixed on Jesus, the author and perfecter of faith. His path ran through the cross, but his focus was the joy set before him: redeemed people, the Father's glory, the completion of his mission. That future focus gives us a model for pressing through our own “wall” moments with resilient hope, not hype.We also tackle the honest reality that striving against sin is normal and ongoing. Hebrews doesn't shame the fight; it dignifies it. Instead of pretending perfection, we cultivate habits, boundaries, and confession that keep us moving forward. And when the text turns to divine discipline, we discover it as love in action—God training, correcting, and pruning us for fruit that lasts. Discipline may feel painful in the moment, but it is proof of belonging and a path to maturity.If you've felt weighed down, distracted, or discouraged, this conversation will help you name the weights, see the finish line, and run with endurance. Listen, share it with a friend who needs courage today, and if it helps you, subscribe and leave a review so others can find the show.Support the showThank 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

What if the clearest proof of faith isn't a miracle, but endurance when nothing changes? We walk through the final verses of Hebrews chapter 11 and let the text challenge our assumptions—celebrating triumphs at Jericho and the courage of Rahab, then facing the sobering roll call of believers who were mocked, chained, stoned, and even sawn in two. The thread that ties it all together is not perfect people, but a perfect God who keeps his promises and invites us to act on them.We talk candidly about the judges and kings who made the list—Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, David—and how their moral failures don't cancel their witness. Instead, they spotlight the truth that mustard-seed faith in a great God still counts. That leads us into the sharp turn of the chapter: some shut lions' mouths; others refused release to gain a better resurrection. Both groups are commended. We ask what endurance looks like today, why prosperity teaching collapses under this passage, and how hope in future glory empowers gritty obedience right now.Along the way, we define faith as trust expressed in action, explore why the wilderness wanderings are absent from the record, and consider how God strengthens his people exactly when they need it. The takeaway is simple and weighty: keep going. Fix your eyes on Jesus, choose obedience over optics, and remember that you are part of a larger story where unseen promises are the surest reality.If this conversation helps you stand firm, share it with a friend, subscribe for the next chapter, and leave a review with the one lesson you're putting into practice this week.Support the showThank 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

What do you do when God's command seems to collide with your moral intuition? We take on the Abraham-and-Isaac dilemma head-on and trace how Hebrews chapter 11 reframes the story: not as an ethical nightmare, but as a window into resurrection hope and God's unwavering goodness. Abraham believed the God who gave Isaac could raise him, and that single conviction transforms a scandal into a portrait of trust.From there, we widen the lens. We unpack why “only begotten” (monogenes) means unique rather than created, connecting Isaac's role as the son of promise to Jesus, the one and only Son. We explore how “God will provide the lamb” echoes forward to the cross, where provision culminates in the Lamb of God. Jacob's surprising place in the faith hall reminds us that grace works through flawed lives, and Joseph's request about his bones shows how hope can be carried across centuries when God makes a promise.Moses brings the theme into sharp relief. Raised in Pharaoh's court, he walks away from power, status, and privilege for a people with nothing but a promise. We dive into why Hebrews calls Egypt's riches “passing pleasures,” how Moses kept the Passover by faith, and why the midwives and his parents model courageous civil disobedience when human law demands what God forbids. Along the way, we set guardrails: Abraham's command was a one-time test, and Scripture never licenses us to violate God's moral law under the banner of private revelation.If you've wrestled with God's goodness, the nature of faith, or the cost of obedience, this conversation offers clarity, context, and courage. Subscribe, share with a friend who loves deep Bible study, and leave a review to tell us what challenged you most.Support the showThank 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

What if the most important steps you'll ever take are the ones you take before you can see the destination? We continue in Hebrews chapter 11 and walk with Abraham and Sarah through long delays, fragile moments, and surprising mercy to learn how trust grows when sight fails. Abraham leaves home without a map and lives in tents, aiming his life toward a city with foundations that God himself designed. Sarah believes past biology and the tyranny of time, not because she felt strong, but because she judged the Promiser faithful. Their story exposes a deeper truth: faith does not deny reality; it reads reality through God's reliability.We talk about waiting as a crucible that clarifies what we actually trust. When outcomes stall, counterfeit foundations crumble. Hebrews calls us strangers and exiles, and that identity reshapes how we live—citizens of heaven serving as ambassadors on earth. That doesn't mean retreat; it means presence with purpose. You can hold power more lightly, love people more deeply, and endure hardship with meaning when your horizon is the new Jerusalem, not the nearest shortcut. We also face the sobering possibility of looking back to “Ur,” back to familiar securities that cannot satisfy. Once you've tasted the better country, going back won't make you whole.If your faith feels uneven, you're not alone. Abraham lied. Sarah laughed. Yet they kept walking, and God kept working. Their imperfect steps point us toward a faithful Builder who prepares a place and sustains a people. Let this conversation steady your footing: take the next obedient step, let waiting deepen your roots, and set your eyes on the city God is building. If this resonates, follow the show, share it with a friend who needs courage today, and leave a review to help others find this message of hope.Support the showThank 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

We explore how Scripture frames faith as reasoned reliance on a trustworthy God, not a blind leap. From creation's order to fulfilled promises, the Bible supplies a track record that invites confidence. We unpack why hope is expectation, not wishful thinking, and why belief in God's existence is necessary but not sufficient. Faith produces works; works never purchase salvation. Along the way, we clear a common misunderstanding: faith is not a free-floating force. Like the woman who touched Jesus' garment, faith is the channel; Christ's power does the work.Three portraits bring this home. Abel offers his best and the right sacrifice because he trusts God's way over his own. Enoch walks with God and is taken, a quiet witness that fellowship with God is a life posture. Noah builds an ark for decades in dry land, absorbing ridicule while following precise instructions—long obedience anchored in promise. We also get practical about growing faith today: return to the Word that generates trust, stay close to a church family, and take the next small step that aligns with what God has said.If you're weighing a decision and wondering whether to step out, this conversation will ground your courage in God's character and give you clear next moves. Subscribe, share with a friend who needs encouragement, and leave a review telling us: what step of faith are you taking this week?Support the showThank 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

A line in Hebrews chapter 10 stops us cold: it's a terrifying thing to fall into the hands of the living God. We lean into that tension—grace that saves, holiness that disciplines—and ask what willful sin truly is when we already know the truth. With Hebrews as our guide, we unpack why returning to old systems or familiar comforts isn't neutral; it quietly denies the sufficiency of Jesus' once‑for‑all sacrifice.We start with context. The original audience—Jewish believers—faced pressure to go back to temple sacrifices. The writer's warning is blunt: no other sacrifice remains if you walk away from the only effective one. From there, we explore the vital difference between God's wrath for His adversaries and His fatherly discipline for His children. Expect pruning that grows righteousness, not a pain‑free spirituality. If ongoing, deliberate sin sits easily on the conscience, the Spirit's grief is the alarm we dare not mute. We illustrate “trampling the Son of God underfoot” with a picture of gratitude denied—a rescued debtor ignoring the king who paid it all—because indifference can be its own form of contempt.The conversation turns practical. How do we care for people who claim faith yet persist in open rebellion? Pray with urgency. Confront with Scripture and clarity. And refuse to play judge and executioner—vengeance belongs to the One who knows perfectly. Holy fear is not for scaring the saved; it humbles the heart that's grown casual with God. That kind of reverence restores worship, honesty, and obedience.Finally, we remember the believing Hebrews' past: public shame, prison, and seized property accepted with joy. Why joy? They held a better, lasting possession that outshined every loss. So, we urge courage—do not throw away your confidence. Endure for reward. Live by faith as if Christ might return any moment. The choice stands in bright contrast: persevere toward great reward or shrink back toward ruin. If this conversation stirred you, follow the show, share it with a friend, and leave a review with one insight you're taking into your week.Support the showThank 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

What if perfection isn't about flawlessness, but about being made complete? We continue in Hebrews chapter 10 and discover a new covenant that doesn't ask for more sacrifices or harder striving. It declares, with surprising clarity, that by one offering Jesus has perfected believers for all time—and that God chooses not to remember sins. That single truth reframes the Christian life from a performance to a position, freeing us to approach God with real confidence.We walk through the text's turning point: the law moves from stone to heart, and access to God moves from a guarded room to a torn veil. The old way highlighted our weakness; the new way empowers inner transformation by the Holy Spirit. Faith comes first, then baptism follows as a sign of what Christ has done within. Along the way, we tackle a common struggle—wavering faith in the face of grief, unmet expectations, and spiritual drift—and show how hope rests not on our grip but on the faithfulness of the One who promised.Community becomes essential, not optional. Hebrews calls us to assemble, encourage, and stir one another to love and good works. Isolation magnifies confusion; the local church anchors us in truth, correction, and care. We end with a practical triad you can carry into the week: draw near in faith, hold fast to hope, and stir up love. If you're longing for a clean conscience, deeper assurance, and a reason to re-engage with church life, this conversation points the way back to the finished work of Christ.If this resonated, follow the show, share it with a friend who needs encouragement, and leave a review so more people can find these studies. What truth from Hebrews 10 will you put into practice today?Support the showThank 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

Would you rather stand in the shadow of a house—or step inside where there's shelter and rest? Hebrews chapter 10 draws a sharp line between the shadow of the law and the solid reality of Jesus, and we walk that line with care, clarity, and hope. We unpack why repeated sacrifices could never cleanse the conscience, how Psalm 40 exposes the emptiness of going through the motions, and what it means that Jesus offered one sacrifice and then sat down because the work is finished.We trace a single thread of salvation from Abraham to today: not by keeping the law, not by rituals or badges of obedience, but by faith that God counts as righteousness. Along the way we explore “the good things to come”—Spirit-empowered obedience, joy in God's presence, a clear conscience, and the sure hope of a glorified body in a renewed creation. If you've ever felt the urge to earn your standing with God or drifted into performative religion, this chapter in Hebrews aims your heart back to the new covenant, where love fuels obedience and the Spirit writes God's law within.You'll hear why priests stood daily while Jesus sat down, why “once for all” changes the way we live on Monday, and how “perfected for all time” frees us from anxious striving. We also talk about community and accountability—moving beyond anonymous attendance toward relationships that shape real discipleship. Step out of the shadow. Step into the house. And let the finished work of Christ redefine your past, redirect your habits, and reframe your future.If this encouraged you, follow the show, share it with a friend who needs clarity on grace, and leave a review to help others find the conversation.Support the showThank 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

Continue in Hebrews chapter 9 with us and watch the old system of sacrifices meet its match. We start with the red heifer—ashes, water, and the relentless push for ritual purity—and move to the heart of the chapter: only Jesus' blood reaches the conscience. The priests never stopped working; blood pooled, smoke rose, and still guilt lingered. That grisly scene teaches us that sin is not a paper cut but a wound that demands life. Then everything changes. Jesus, unblemished and willing, enters not a man-made sanctuary but heaven itself as our Mediator, offering one sacrifice that finally ends the cycle.We dig into covenant logic and why blood seals promises. Moses sprinkled the book and the people; Jesus seals the new covenant with His own life. Without shedding of blood there is no forgiveness, not because God loves gore but because justice and mercy meet at the cross. The earthly tabernacle was a copy that needed constant cleansing. The heavenly reality required a better sacrifice—once for all, never to be repeated. That's why Hebrews says He appears before God for us. The result is profound and practical: a cleansed conscience, freedom from dead works, and a life reoriented to serve the living God.There's also a quiet drumbeat of hope running through these verses. We're living at the consummation of the ages, looking toward a world to come. People die once and then face judgment, and Jesus will appear a second time for those who eagerly wait for Him. Salvation has a past, present, and future; assurance now blossoms into sight then. If you've ever wondered whether grace can carry the full weight of your guilt or if one sacrifice could truly be enough, this conversation offers clarity, courage, and hope.If this resonates, follow the show, share it with a friend, and leave a quick review. What part of Hebrews 9 most challenges or comforts you? We'd love to hear your thoughts.Support the showThank 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

Step past the tabernacle curtain with us as Hebrews chapter 9 guides a tour from the bronze altar to the mercy seat—and then beyond the veil. We trace the daily grind of earthly priests, the solemn entry of the high priest once a year, and the stunning claim that Jesus entered the true Holy of Holies with his own blood, once for all. If rituals could never clean the conscience, what finally can?We unpack the tabernacle's symbolism, where God's glory hovered over the Ark and blood covered the law that condemned us. The picture was powerful, but it was provisional. The moment the veil tore, the message changed: access is open. No more annual returns to keep judgment at bay. Jesus' sacrifice doesn't roll guilt forward; it removes it. We discuss sins in ignorance, the danger of willful sin, and why fear can be a faithful warning that drives us to grace rather than back to dead works.From there, we dig into “eternal redemption.” Redemption is debt-settling language: the guilty are bought back by a price they could never pay. Hebrews stacks terms—eternal salvation, eternal inheritance—to show that the work is complete and permanent. That anchors assurance without cheapening obedience. We lift our heads, not to boast in ourselves, but to draw near with confidence and serve the living God. We also connect the dots across Scripture: no one was ever saved by the blood of bulls and goats. Faith has always looked to Jesus Christ [The Messiah], the better priest, the true tabernacle, the once-for-all offering.If you've been carrying a heavy conscience or circling the same spiritual routines, this conversation invites you to rest where the Bible points—at the mercy seat fulfilled in Jesus. Subscribe, share this episode with a friend who needs encouragement, and leave a review with the one question you still have about assurance or access to God.Support the showThank 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

Tired of conversations that stall at “that's your truth”? We map a simple, humane path that starts with Jesus, honors real questions, and ends with a clear invitation to take the next step. Our framework moves in a logical sequence—objective truth, the existence of God, and the reliability of the Bible—so you always know where to begin, how far to go, and when to come back to the heart of the gospel.We walk through a five-minute way to share the core message using the Romans Road, then dig into the most useful reasons to believe: the Kalam and Contingency arguments, the Moral argument, and a suite of Design considerations that include information in DNA and our deep pull toward the beauty of creation. Along the way we show how two quick questions cut through relativism and bring the conversation back to reality without sounding combative or cold.From there, we turn to whether Scripture deserves our trust. Acts reads like lived history—names, titles, routes, local slang, and nautical detail that match what historians know. External historical sources such as Josephus and others corroborate people and events. The New Testament's manuscript evidence is both abundant and early, and archaeology keeps surfacing anchors like the Pilate inscription and Caiaphas's ossuary. Prophecy adds cumulative force, and the empty tomb remains the unavoidable center of the Christian claim.If you've ever wanted a clear, kind way to engage friends who have honest doubts, this conversation gives you a roadmap and the words to use. Start with Jesus, answer what's actually asked, and return to Jesus with a genuine, hopeful ask. Subscribe for more verse-by-verse studies, share this with a friend who's asking big questions, and leave a review to help others find the show.Support the showThank 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

RTTB's brief end of the year announcements of thanks and what's coming in 2026. Support the showThank 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