Job Explained: A Bible Study
Who wrote Job? What is the Book of Job about? In this podcast, Dr. Toby Holt breaks down the Book of Job—from the trials of a righteous man to God’s sovereign response—in a way that’s clear, compelling, and relevant. You’ll explore the story of Job’s suffering, his debates with friends, and God’s answers—not just as ancient events, but in ways that address your own suffering. Whether you’re a pastor, student, or brand new to the Bible, this podcast (including sermons) details all the major events from Job 1 through Job 42. Speaker: Dr. Toby Holt Dr. Toby Holt (D.Min.) is the President of New Geneva Theological Seminary. Dr. Holt's sermons have reached over 1.9 million listeners on SermonAudio. He focuses on clear, verse-by-verse teaching that makes the Bible easy to understand and hard to ignore. Support New Geneva: To support Dr. Holt's ministry at the seminary, please visit: newgeneva.org/give.
Episodes
How do you praise God when you lose everything?
In Job 1, a good man loses his wealth, his servants, and all ten of his children in a single day — yet he worships God. In this study, Dr. Toby Holt opens the book of Job and the hardest question in life: how do we trust God when everything collapses?
Job is introduced as a blameless, upright man, the wealthiest in the East. Behind the scenes, Satan accuses him before God, claimin...
Why do good people suffer?
In Job 2 and 3, Job loses even his health, and he sinks so low that he curses the day he was born. In this study, Dr. Toby Holt faces an honest question: why do good and godly people suffer?
Satan strikes Job with painful sores from head to toe, and Job’s wife urges him to “curse God and die.” Yet Job answers, “Shall we indeed accept good from God, and shall we not accept adversity?&...
Why were Job’s friends such poor comforters?
In Job 10-11, Job pours out his confusion to God while his friend Zophar insists Job’s suffering is his own fault. In this study, Dr. Toby Holt shows how even sincere friends can give deeply wrong counsel.
Job cannot understand why God is contending with him, and he longs for answers. His friend Zophar responds harshly, claiming Job’s pain proves hidden sin and even telli...
What was God’s answer to Job?
In Job 38-40, after chapters of silence, God finally answers Job — but not in the way anyone expects. In this study, Dr. Toby Holt explores how God responds to a suffering man’s questions.
God speaks to Job out of a whirlwind, but He never explains why Job suffered. Instead, He asks Job question after question about creation: “Where were you when I laid the foundations of the eart...
Does suffering last forever?
In Job 42, the long ordeal finally ends: Job repents, prays for his friends, and God restores him. In this study, Dr. Toby Holt shows that suffering, for God’s people, is never the final word.
Humbled before God, Job says, “Now my eye sees You,” and repents. Then God does something striking: He tells Job to pray for the very friends who wounded him — and it is when Job prays for th...
Is it okay to ask God “why”?
In this bonus study from Job 10, Dr. Toby Holt asks a question every hurting believer has felt: is it allowed to bring God our raw, grief-filled “why”?
Job, the most righteous man on earth, tells God plainly that he loathes his life and wants to know why God is contending with him. Dr. Holt explains that God is big enough to receive our honest laments — asking “why&rdqu...
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