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how he entered into the house of God, and ate the show bread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for those who were with him, but only for the priests?
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Human Need Over Ritual Law
Jesus uses the story of David eating the sacred showbread to make a powerful point: God's laws are not meant to cause harm. Commentators explain that when a ceremonial rule conflicts with a genuine human need, like hunger, mercy and necessity take precedence. This shows that the Sabbath was made for humanity's benefit, not as a rigid rule that ignores basic needs.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
House of God. This referred to the tabernacle, as the temple had not yet been built.
In the law. This refers to the law of…
19th Century
Anglican
How he entered into the house of God — Strictly speaking, this was in the tabernacle at Nob, where Ahimelech (possibly assisted by…
Baptist
He speaks to his learned opponents as if they had not read the law which they professed to uphold. Have you not read? The instance of Davi…
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The use of counterquestion and appeal to Scripture was common in rabbinic debates (cf. v.5; 19:4; 21:16, 42; 22:31). The account to which Jesus ref…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
How he entered into the house of God Not the temple, which was not then built; but the tabernacle, which was then at…
Being in the corn-fields, the disciples began to pluck the ears of corn; the law of God allowed it (Deuteronomy 23:25). This was slende…
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