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So the priest gave him holy [bread]; for there was no bread there but the show bread, that was taken from before Yahweh, to put hot bread in the day when it was taken away.
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Mercy Over Sacrifice
Commentators highlight that Ahimelech giving David the holy bread illustrates a core biblical principle that Jesus later affirmed: human need and acts of mercy are to be preferred over ceremonial sacrifice. Matthew Henry notes that ritual observances must give way to moral duties, such as preserving life.
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1 Samuel
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Reformed Baptist
So the priest gave him hallowed [bread] Being satisfied with the account he gave of himself, and his young men, and …
Presbyterian
David, in distress, fled to the tabernacle of God. It is a great comfort in a day of trouble that we have a God to approach, to whom we may share o…