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Human government is part of God's plan. He established the leaders of Israel, and they were to exercise their authority in His name. But like most human governments, those leaders soon forgot Whom it was that granted them power. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/81/29?v=20251111

The world sometimes points to God's people as hypocrites because we say one thing but do another, and sometimes that observation is correct. The Israelites were no different. While their worship may have seemed happy and joyful, the Lord knew their hearts…and while they claimed to love Him, they would not “listen and obey.” To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/81/29?v=20251111

"Make your face to shine upon us, that we may be saved." God's people cry out to Him again. But while they worship Him with their mouths, their hearts have grown cold. God has a shepherd's heart but a sovereign's might. Will He save His people? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/81/29?v=20251111

Imagine the feeling of having lost everything: your home, your family, even your place of worship. As we study the response of the Israelites to the destruction of all they hold dear, we might wonder how we would cope when our world crumbles and there's no hope on the horizon. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/81/29?v=20251111

The Gospel, itself, hangs on an historical fact—that Jesus died on the cross of Calvary. The history of the Bible helps us to understand who God is—not a god of our imaginations but a God who invades history to accomplish His purposes. The writers of Scripture laid out that history to remind God's people that certain actions must not be repeated. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/81/29?v=20251111

“But God…” Two small words, but words that carry a great significance. Two small words that are filled with hope because they stand in contrast to the foolishness of man and the plans he devises through human wisdom. Join Dr. James Boice next time on The Bible Study Hour as he compares the foolishness of man's escapades with the wisdom of our almighty God. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/81/29?v=20251111

We find ourselves discouraged at times in our walk with the Lord. We don't see the blessings that were once abundant but now seem nowhere to be found. Today, with Dr. James Boice we'll be studying Psalm 77. The psalmist, Asaph, is discouraged. He knows God is good, but it seems like a long time since he's seen evidence of that goodness. Join us as Asaph deals with the discouragement of feeling distant from God. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/81/29?v=20251111

In Old Testament times, God dwelt in Israel, and was known there. But today, God is known in Jesus, and His grace is available to all who are called and yield to His lordship. In this message, Dr. Boice examines Psalm 76, with a focus on God's intervention for His people and where God can be found today. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/81/29?v=20251111

No matter what storms and trials enter our lives, as Christians we believe that sooner or later, things will be made right. In Psalm 75, the Psalmist no longer expresses fear and anxiety over Israel's future and the plight of the God's people. Instead, he exhibits a quiet confidence that, in God's perfect plan, things will be made right. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/81/29?v=20251111

We feel a sense of loss as we watch our country turn from the godly principles on which it was founded. But can we imagine how it would feel to have our nation overrun and our places of worship destroyed? In this message, Dr. James Boice will be studying Psalm 74, a lament for the loss of Jerusalem and the destruction of the Temple. Psalm 74 is also a psalm of faith, and Asaph "reminds" God of His promises and His covenant with His people. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/81/29?v=20251111

Have you ever known an ungodly person who seems to have everything and to have everything go his way? Has it caused you to feel resentful and maybe even question God? This week on The Bible Study Hour with Dr. James Boice we're studying Psalm 73, a Psalm of Asaph as he inquires, “In God's universe, why do the wicked prosper?” To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/81/29?v=20251111

God has undermined and brought to nothing the vaunted wisdom of the world through the simplicity of the gospel. And where is the folly of the world's wisdom more clearly seen then through the lens of the crucifixion? Join Dr. James Boice next time on The Bible Study Hour as he compares the wisdom of the world with “the foolishness of God”. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/81/29?v=20251111

As the Psalms of David come to a close, we get a picture of Israel's next ruler, King Solomon. Like many rulers, Solomon began well, but after a time, that began to change. He was not the ideal leader his father had hoped he would be. Only one person could completely fulfil the description of the king of Psalm 72: not David's son, but God's son, the Lord Jesus Christ. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/81/29?v=20251111

Old age comes to all of us, and in today's culture, that time of life is not always well regarded. This week on The Bible Study Hour Dr. James Boice will be looking at Psalm 71. David is an old man looking back on a life of faithful service. What he concludes about life and old age can serve as a road map for us as well. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/81/29?v=20251111

Hurry! Come quickly! Don't delay! Have you ever found yourself in so much trouble that, if God doesn't help immediately it may be too late? These were the cries of a desperate king. And if David, a godly man had serious problems that required God's immediate attention, why should we be surprised when we find ourselves in that same situation? What we do in desperate times is obvious: we pray. And that's what Psalm 70 is, a prayer from a man on the run. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/81/29?v=20251111

Have you ever felt your prayers weren't being answered, and God was slow in coming to the rescue? This week on The Bible Study Hour with Dr. James Boice, we're continuing our study of Psalm 69. David acknowledges that God knows his distress but continues to press the Lord for a response to his troubles. How does God respond? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/81/29?v=20251111

Remember a time when you felt like you were sinking—a time when, unless help came quickly you would drown in your troubles? This week on The Bible Study Hour with Dr. James Boice, we'll be looking at Psalm 69, a lament from David who found himself in those very circumstances, with a God who didn't seem to be listening. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/81/29?v=20251111

Have you ever marveled at the conundrum that you can be two different people: kind but cruel, confident but fearful, easy going but angry? You're not alone. The Corinthian Christians had a model church but one riddled with disgraceful habits and practices. Join Dr. James Boice next time on The Bible Study Hour as he examines Paul's challenges in dealing with a church that was “the best of churches and the worst of churches” To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/81/29?v=20251111

The beginning of Psalm 68 spoke of God's great accomplishments in the past and of His victorious procession to Mt. Zion, but in the second half of this Psalm we're to look to the future. Now that the Lord is seated in His holy city, the psalmist looks ahead as our sovereign God vanquishes His enemies and all nations turn to Him. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/81/29?v=20251111

Our God scatters His enemies but He cares for the weak and abandoned: the fatherless, the widow and the lonely. We're studying part one of Psalm 68 today on The Bible Study Hour with Dr. James Boice. While God's enemies flee before Him, the righteous will be glad and rejoice and the helpless will be comforted. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/81/29?v=20251111

God has caused His face to shine upon us and to bless us. We all know this familiar benediction from the Old Testament, but have you ever thought about what it really means to have His face shine upon us? This week on The Bible Study Hour with Dr. James Boice we're studying Psalm 67. God's shining face encompasses a multitude of blessings but the greatest of all is the blessing we receive when we come to know Jesus Christ as our Savior. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/81/29?v=20251111

Our God is so great and wonderful that creation shouts for joy and sings of His glory. But what about His people? Do we echo nature's praise? Dr. James Boice takes us through Psalm 66, where David urges God's people to take a lesson from nature and tell God how awesome are his deeds. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/81/29?v=20251111

Do we really believe that all that we need comes from God? The Israelites did, and they set aside a special feast to thank Him for His provision. This week on The Bible Study Hour with Dr. James Boice we're looking at Psalm 65, a harvest hymn celebrating the Jewish harvest festival, the Feast of Tabernacles. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/81/29?v=20251111

Matthew could have ended his gospel with the resurrection or the ascension, events that changed the world and the course of human history, and yet: he chose to close with Jesus' final command. Join Dr. James Boice next time on The Bible Study Hour as he looks at Christ's final words to His followers...the words we know as The Great Commission. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/81/29?v=20251111

When we are attacked, do we bring our case to God and ask Him for justice? The arrows of our enemy may come at us suddenly and take us by surprise, but today on The Bible Study Hour, Dr. James Boice assures us from Psalm 64 that God our Defender will return those arrows just as suddenly. Our part is simply to call on Him as David did. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/81/29?v=20251111

Do you remember a time when you loved a person so deeply that it hurt to be away from him or her? This week on The Bible Study Hour with Dr. James Boice we are studying a love song--but not a love song to another person. Psalm 63 is a love song to God. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/81/29?v=20251111

We often hear believers say they are relying on God for their problems when actually they are relying on God—and something else. That “something else” is generally a worldly remedy. We trust in God to a point but look to the ways of the world if things don't go as planned. In today's message we see David coming to a time in his life when he can say that he finds rest in God alone. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/81/29?v=20251111

We often refer to a strong person as “a rock”—someone who is unshaken by trouble and strong in the face of adversity. David was a rock to the people of Israel. But the real Rock is God and David was very aware of the need for a Savior's protection. Listen in to hear about this unique relationship between the King of Israel and the God in Whom he trusts. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/81/29?v=20251111

Sometimes when we are at the top of our game and everything seems to be going right, a defeat creeps in. It may stagger us and cause us to question, “why”? Today on The Bible Study Hour we are looking at Psalm 60, a Psalm David wrote later in his life as he reflected back on his failures and success. Listen as Dr. Boice pieces together the circumstances of this defeat and shows us how we can apply it to our lives today. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/81/29?v=20251111

As the shadows lifted early that first Easter morning, the women who came to prepare the body of Jesus saw an angel. After quelling the women's fears, he gave them four words-a command that would change the course of human history. Join Dr. James Boice next time on The Bible Study Hour as he takes a deeper look at the meaning of the four words the angel spoke on that fateful morning long ago. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/81/29?v=20251111

David was no stranger to peril. He dodged Saul's javelins and evaded his armies. With few other resources of his own, he called on the great I AM for protection. On this program, we'll look at Psalm 59 from an historical perspective of the life of King David. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/81/29?v=20251111

We may become a little uneasy when we read David's Psalms calling down God's judgement on his enemies. Today on The Bible Study Hour we are studying Psalm 58. David's appeal here is a little different than it has been in previous Psalms we've studied; this time, he cries out against the wickedness of Israel's leaders for the sake of the righteous, not just for himself. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/81/29?v=20251111

Where can you run? Where can you hide when things get tough? This week on The Bible Study Hour with Dr. James Boice, we'll study Psalm 57, where David is on the run, experiencing dark days inside a cave, hiding from his enemies. Do you think David's confidence is in the shelter of the cave? Or in the Almighty God who will deliver him? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/81/29?v=20251111

Do you ever feel afraid, desperate, or alone? This week on The Bible Study Hour with Dr. James Boice, we'll study Psalm 56, where David is on his own, alone and scared. But by the end of the psalm, David expresses a quiet, steady confidence in God. How does he get there? And how can we move from a place of fear, to a place of faith? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/81/29?v=20251111

Have you ever wished that you could take a vacation from your problems? This week on The Bible Study Hour with Dr. James Boice, we'll study Psalm 55 where David is so anguished over having been betrayed by a close friend, that he wishes he could fly away, just like a bird. What does David do with these overwhelming feelings, how does he approach God, and what can we learn from him? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/81/29?v=20251111

We sometimes remember defeats more than victories: Remember the Alamo? Remember Pearl Harbor? But the Apostle Paul admonishes us to remember the greatest victory in history, a victory plucked from defeat. Join Dr. James Boice next time on The Bible Study Hour as he takes another look at Paul's words on the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/81/29?v=20251111

Where do you go for help? Whenever David had a problem, no matter the circumstance, he took it straight to God. This week on The Bible Study Hour with Dr. James Boice, we'll study Psalm 54, where David is again looking for rescue. David's been betrayed in the worst way, yet he holds fast to his hope in the eternal God. God has delivered David in the past, and He will deliver David again. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/81/29?v=20251111

Who, or what, are you living for? This week on The Bible Study Hour with Dr. James Boice, we'll study Psalm 53, and hear about how we should live our lives. Many today, and in David's time, acted as though there was no God. But God is still God, whether He is acknowledged by man or not. How then, should God's truth change the way we live? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/81/29?v=20251111

Whatever happened to truth? Does it seem that lies and slander go unpunished? This week on The Bible Study Hour with Dr. James Boice, we'll study Psalm 52, where David is surrounded by lies and deception. Despite this, he's confident that, ultimately, God will judge both the wicked and the righteous. David knows that those who love God and follow His ways will prevail. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/81/29?v=20251111

David knew that real joy comes only from righteousness in the Lord. This week on The Bible Study Hour with Dr. James Boice, we'll study the second half of Psalm 51, where David is deeply aware of his sinfulness and unworthiness. Rather than hiding from his sin, David asks God to cleanse him and renew his spirit. He knows that the only answer to sin is true repentance. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/81/29?v=20251111

Have you ever messed up or done something you thought was unforgiveable? This week on The Bible Study Hour with Dr. James Boice, we'll study the first half of Psalm 51, where David has done some pretty terrible things. He's sinned against God and man, and he knows that he doesn't deserve forgiveness. What can David's story teach us about the mercy, love and compassion of God? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/81/29?v=20251111

The resurrection vanquished death...but it's only as we understand the significance and the horror of death that we understand the importance and the glory of the resurrection. Join Dr. James Boice next time on The Bible Study Hour as he details Paul's reasoning on how Christ's rising from the dead removed the sting of death and stole its victory. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/81/29?v=20251111

What does God need from us? And what does He want from us? This week on The Bible Study Hour, we're reminded in Psalm 50 that our God is a God of justice. He sees our hearts, and He knows our intentions. How, then, should we approach Him in prayer and worship? Where should our thoughts and attitudes be focused? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/81/29?v=20251111

You're probably familiar with the old saying: “You can't take it with you when you go.” This week on The Bible Study Hour with Dr. James Boice, we'll continue our study of the Psalms with Psalm 49. This psalm reminds us that our bodies are mortal--we will all eventually meet with death. So how should such a sobering reminder affect the way we live, and the choices we make? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/81/29?v=20251111

How often do we stop and really think about the presence of God? This week on The Bible Study Hour with Dr. James Boice, we'll continue our study of the Psalms with Psalm 48, which speaks of the splendor and beauty of Jerusalem, a shining city on a hill. But what's so great about Jerusalem? Is it location, buildings, or maybe even the people? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/81/29?v=20251111

Is God still in control, even to those who don't know Him? This week on The Bible Study Hour with Dr. James Boice, we're studying Psalm 47, which is a psalm of praise, and a call to worship the one true God who reigns over all. Yes, our God, the God of the universe, raises up nations and brings them down again! To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/81/29?v=20251111

The Lord Almighty is with us. And this week on The Bible Study Hour, we'll take a closer look at that in what may be a familiar psalm, psalm 46. As Christians, we often hear that God is our refuge and our strength. But what do those words really mean? We can say that we trust God at all times and in all circumstances, but what does that look like when the hard times come? To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/81/29?v=20251111

The end of WW II brought great excitement and celebration. After years of death and destruction and doing without, the war was finally over.But as great as that news was, it paled in comparison to the news of Jesus' resurrection! Join Dr. James Boice next time on The Bible Study Hour as he shows us the reasons why Christ's resurrection was indeed “The Best News Ever Heard.” To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/81/29?v=20251111

Here comes the bride! This week on The Bible Study Hour with Dr. James Boice, we're all invited to a splendid royal wedding. Psalm 45 is full of poetic imagery and deeper meaning, as a noble king comes for his waiting bride. You can probably guess whom the king and his bride represent here. But what can this unique psalm teach us about our future, as well as our past? If we're to be ready to spend forever with Him, we must look beyond earthly kings, beyond the world around us, and fix our eyes on the coming King, Jesus Christ. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/81/29?v=20251111

Do things ever go wrong in your life? This week on The Bible Study Hour with Dr. James Boice, we're studying psalm 44, where the psalmist is begging God for help. Something is wrong. He knows that God has rescued His people in the past, and he knows that victory and triumph can only come by the hand of God. Is God even listening? What is He waiting for?! To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/81/29?v=20251111

What does the Bible have to say about depression, and what exactly does it mean to “put your hope in God?” This week on The Bible Study Hour with Dr. James Boice, we'll begin our study of Psalm 42 and 43, where the psalmist feels downcast, oppressed, disturbed, depressed and rejected. Where can he turn for help and where is God in all of this mess? In this message we'll learn how we as believers can find light in the middle of life's most overwhelming storms. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/81/29?v=20251111