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Matthew 12:4 Cross-References
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“How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the shewbread , which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with him, but only for the priests?”
Matthew 12:4 (KJV)
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Commentary on Matthew 12:4
'How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the shewbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with him, but only for the priests?' Jesus references 1 Samuel 21:1-6 where David, fleeing Saul, ate consecrated bread normally reserved for priests (Leviticus 24:5-9). Jesus's argument is multi-layered: (1) David's human need superseded ceremonial restriction—preserving life trumped ritual rules; (2) David's action, though technically unlawful, wasn't sinful because circumstances justified it; (3) If David could violate ceremonial law for lesser reason (hunger), h...
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Cross-References for Matthew 12:4
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“And thou shalt set upon the table showbread before me always.”
“Boil the flesh at the door of the Tent of Meeting, and there eat it and the bread that is in the basket of consecration, as I commanded, saying, 'Aaron and his sons shall eat it.',And Moses said unto Aaron and to his sons, Boil the flesh at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and there eat it with the bread that is in the basket of consecrations, as I commanded, saying, Aaron and his sons shall eat it., וַיֹּאמֶר מֹשֶׁה אֶל־אַהֲרֹן וְאֶל־בָּנָיו בַּשְּׁלוּ אֶת־הַבָּשָׂר פֶּתַח אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד וְשָׁם תֹּאכְלוּ אֹתוֹ וְאֶת־הַלֶּחֶם אֲשֶׁר בְּסַל הַמִּלֻּאִים כַּאֲשֶׁר צִוֵּיתִי לֵאמֹר אַהֲרֹן וּבָנָיו יֹאכְלֻהוּ׃ ,And Moses said unto Aaron and to his sons: Boil the flesh at the door of the tent of meeting; and there eat it and the bread that is in the basket of consecration”
“and the bread that is in the basket”