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Practical Advice from the Scriptures

Practical Advice from the Scriptures is a podcast designed to deepen your understanding of the Bible, offering a fresh perspective on how ancient wisdom can be applied to modern life. Each short episode explores a chapter from the Bible, summarizing key themes and helping listeners interpret and apply God’s Word to their daily challenges.Whether you’re a seasoned Bible reader or just starting your journey, this podcast is a helpful companion to your personal study. With relaxed, conversational

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Job 13 Explained: Honest Faith, Trust Through...

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2025/09/05

In Job Chapter 13, Job stops responding to his friends and speaks directly to God. He calls out his companions as “forgers of lies” and defends his integrity with striking honesty. At the heart of this chapter is one of the most powerful declarations in Scripture: “Though He slay me, yet will I trust in Him.”This episode explores the tension between faith and frustration—how Job shows us that trusting God doesn’t mean silencing our pain. We’ll unpack why honest faith allows for hard questions, how

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Job 12 Explained: God's Sovereignty, Painful Wisdom,...

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2025/09/04

In Job Chapter 12, Job pushes back—hard—against his friends’ shallow theology. Tired of being lectured, he reminds them that wisdom doesn’t belong only to the comfortable. Job affirms that God’s power governs all things, from kings to creatures, victories to disasters. Nature itself testifies to this truth: God is sovereign over both prosperity and pain.This episode dives into Job’s bold speech, exploring how suffering can sharpen spiritual insight, and how those in pain often carry a depth of

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Job 11 Explained: Zophar’s Harsh Words, God’s Wisdom,...

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2025/09/03

When someone is hurting, does speaking the truth always help? In Job Chapter 11, Zophar—one of Job’s friends—finally speaks up. But instead of comfort, he brings harsh judgment. He accuses Job of arrogance, insists Job’s suffering must be deserved, and claims that God’s wisdom is too vast to question. While his words hold fragments of theological truth, they land more like a punch than a prayer.In this episode, we explore what Zophar gets right—and what he gets devastatingly wrong. Using the KJV

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Job 10 Explained: Honest Lament, Questioning God, and...

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2025/09/02

Have you ever felt like your prayers were met with silence? In Job Chapter 10, we meet a man in the middle of his breaking point—questioning not just his suffering, but the very character of God. Job doesn’t hide his anguish. He confronts God with honest, unfiltered pain: “Why was I born if life is only misery?” His words are raw, but they are not faithless.In this episode, we examine the KJV text and unpack the deeper themes in Job’s cry: the tension between believing in a just Creator and enduring

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Job 9 Bible Study: Wrestling with God’s Power and the...

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2025/09/01

In Job Chapter 9, we hear one of the most raw and theologically rich laments in all of Scripture. Job isn’t just grieving—he’s wrestling with the terrifying weight of God’s power and the seeming absence of justice. He acknowledges that no one can argue with God and win... but that doesn't stop him from asking, Why does suffering fall so heavily on the innocent?This episode dives into Job’s heartfelt plea—not just for answers, but for a mediator, someone to bridge the chasm between divine sovereignty

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Job 8 Bible Study: Bildad’s Speech, Misused Truth,...

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2025/08/31

In Job Chapter 8, we hear from Bildad the Shuhite, who responds to Job’s anguish with a rigid and dangerous kind of logic: if you're suffering, you must be guilty. He argues that God is always just—and therefore, Job’s pain must be punishment. He urges repentance, not compassion, and backs it all up with poetic metaphors about withering plants and collapsing homes.This episode unpacks the deeper lessons of Bildad’s speech, not just to analyze his flawed theology, but to caution us against doing the

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Job 17 Bible Study: Integrity in Suffering and Hope...

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2025/08/30

In Job Chapter 17, Job pours out his anguish as his strength fails, his friends turn against him, and his future feels swallowed by the grave. He describes the depth of despair, the sting of betrayal, and the seeming triumph of injustice in the world. Yet even in this bleak lament, Job clings to integrity, voicing his pain honestly before God and refusing to surrender his faith entirely.This episode explores what we can learn from Job’s cry when hope feels buried. We’ll uncover the ancient wisdom of

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Job 7 Bible Study: Lament, Mental Health, and Honest...

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2025/08/30

In Job Chapter 7, we witness one of the most emotionally charged moments in all of Scripture. Job doesn’t speak to his friends—he speaks directly to God. His words are full of exhaustion, frustration, and deep spiritual pain. He questions why human life is so short, why suffering is so intense, and why God seems so focused on him in his misery.This episode explores the raw honesty of Job’s lament and what it teaches us about acknowledging our own suffering—mentally, emotionally, and spiritually

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Job 6 Bible Study: Grief, Honesty, and the Call for...

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2025/08/29

In Job Chapter 6, we hear directly from Job as he pours out his anguish, defending his pain and calling out the lack of compassion from his so-called comforters. He doesn't hold back—his grief is raw, his language honest, and his disappointment in his friends palpable.This episode explores how Job models open communication with God while also setting a clear boundary with those who offer shallow spiritual advice. We look at what it means to truly sit with someone in their suffering without rushing

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Job Chapter 5: Eliphaz’s Advice and the Pitfalls of...

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2025/08/28

In Job Chapter 5, Eliphaz continues his speech with bold claims about God’s justice, the role of suffering, and divine correction. Some of his words ring true—God does restore the broken and lift the lowly. But his message is laced with assumptions, and he misses the mark by applying general truths to Job’s specific pain.This episode unpacks what Eliphaz gets right, where he goes wrong, and why even biblical wisdom can be misused when it lacks compassion. We’ll talk about the temptation to "fix"

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Job Chapter 4: Eliphaz’s Misguided Advice and the...

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2025/08/27

In Job Chapter 4, Eliphaz the Temanite steps forward—offering what sounds like wisdom, but misses the heart of Job’s pain. Drawing from a personal spiritual vision and traditional theology, Eliphaz claims that suffering is always the result of sin. His tone is sincere. His logic is flawed.This episode explores how well-meaning words can harm more than heal. We reflect on the dangers of oversimplifying suffering, why spiritual experiences don't always equal spiritual truth, and how to avoid

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Job Chapter 3: Honest Lament and the Faith to Grieve...

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2025/08/26

Job Chapter 3 takes us to a raw and rarely discussed place in Scripture: a faithful man longing for death. After unimaginable loss and physical pain, Job breaks his silence—not with rebellion, but with lament. He curses the day of his birth and pours out the sorrow of a broken heart.In this episode, we explore the sacred space of honest grief. What does it mean when a person of faith says, “I wish I had never been born”? Is that a loss of belief... or an act of courage? We’ll reflect on how

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Job Chapter 2: Enduring Pain and the Gift of Presence...

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2025/08/25

In Job Chapter 2, suffering moves from distant loss to physical torment. Satan strikes Job with painful boils, and even those closest to him falter—his wife urges him to give up, and his friends arrive only to sit in silence. Yet Job holds on to his integrity.This episode explores how Job’s personal pain pushes deeper into the human experience of suffering—and what we can learn from it today. We’ll reflect on the ancient wisdom of this chapter and what it says about faith, endurance, and the quiet

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When Everything Falls Apart – Job 1 Explained |...

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2025/08/24

What do you do when life breaks wide open? In this episode, we examine Job Chapter 1, where a faithful and upright man loses everything in a single day—his wealth, his family, his sense of stability. And yet, his response isn’t despair... it’s worship.We’ll walk through the KJV text and highlight how Job’s integrity stood firm even under unimaginable pressure. We'll also unpack the ancient wisdom buried in this story: the nature of suffering, the reality of spiritual testing, and the power of

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Esther 10 Bible Study: Mordecai’s Legacy and the...

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2025/08/23

Esther Chapter 10 is short—just three verses—but its message is powerful. Mordecai, once a forgotten outsider, ends his story as second only to King Ahasuerus. More than just a high-ranking official, he’s remembered as a leader who sought the good of his people and promoted peace.In this episode of Practical Advice from the Scriptures, we explore what makes a legacy truly lasting. Using Mordecai’s life as a guide, we talk about how integrity, humility, and service shape leadership that matters—not

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Esther 9 and the Origins of Purim: Bible Lessons on...

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2025/08/22

In a dramatic reversal of fate, Esther 9 recounts how the Jewish people—once marked for destruction—rose up in self-defense and triumphed over their enemies. But their victory wasn’t about revenge or gain. Instead, they refused to take plunder, signaling that their battle was for survival and justice, not personal profit.In this episode of Practical Advice from the Scriptures, we unpack the birth of Purim, a joyful annual feast established by Mordecai and Queen Esther to commemorate deliverance,

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Esther 8 Explained: How Mordecai and Esther Reversed...

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2025/08/21

After the fall of Haman, Esther 8 shows us what restoration looks like when God moves behind the scenes. The king hands over Haman’s estate to Esther and promotes Mordecai to a position of influence. But the danger isn’t fully gone—the original edict to annihilate the Jews still stands.In this episode of Practical Advice from the Scriptures, we explore how Esther and Mordecai step into new authority to write a counter-decree, empowering the Jewish people to defend themselves. It's a reminder that

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Esther’s Bold Revelation and Haman’s Fall | Esther 7...

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2025/08/20

Esther 7 brings us to a powerful turning point in the story—where silence is broken, justice is served, and evil is exposed. Queen Esther finally reveals her identity and confronts King Ahasuerus with Haman’s genocidal plot against the Jews. In a stunning twist of divine justice, Haman is executed on the very gallows he built for Mordecai.In this episode of Practical Advice from the Scriptures, we explore the power of courage at the right moment, the irony of evil turning on itself, and how quiet

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When the Tables Turn: Divine Timing and Honor in...

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2025/08/19

What happens when your enemy is ordered to honor you? Esther Chapter 6 delivers one of the Bible’s most dramatic reversals. King Ahasuerus can’t sleep, so he asks for the royal records—and discovers that Mordecai once saved his life but was never rewarded. At the exact same time, Haman shows up to ask for Mordecai’s execution. The king interrupts and orders Haman to publicly honor Mordecai instead.In this episode of Practical Advice from the Scriptures, we unpack the surprising power of divine

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8:58

Esther’s Strategy, Haman’s Pride: Biblical Wisdom on...

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2025/08/18

In Esther Chapter 5, courage meets strategy. Esther risks her life to approach King Ahasuerus uninvited—and wins his favor. But instead of rushing into her request, she invites the king and Haman to two carefully planned banquets. Her patience is more than grace under pressure—it’s wisdom in motion. Meanwhile, Haman is riding high on ego... until Mordecai’s quiet defiance sends him spiraling into rage and revenge.In this episode of Practical Advice from the Scriptures, we explore the deep contrast

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