Billboard Faith

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

Sustain me according to Your word, that I may live; and do not let me be ashamed of my hope. Psalm 119:116  NASB Do not let me be ashamed – One of the most terrifying words of the Tanakh is bôš.  It means “be ashamed, put to shame, disconcerted, disappointed.”  In the ancient world, shame was not an…

David and Paul

BySkip Moen, Ph.D.

Sustain me according to Your word, that I may live; and do not let me be ashamed of my hope.  Psalm 119:116  NASB Sustain – When Paul wrote to Timothy concerning rightly handling the word of truth, he could have footnoted David.  Paul’s exhortation to Timothy almost perfectly reflects David’s plea to YHWH.  Both are…