Luk 6:3 | TNotes | STEP | 6:3 While fleeing from Saul (1 Sam 21 ), David ... and his companions took refuge at the sanctuary of Nob. The priest Ahimelech gave them the consecrated Bread of the Presence that only priests were lawfully allowed to eat (Exod 25:30 ; Lev 24:9 ). Jesus’ point was that a technical violation of the law is superseded by the higher law of meeting human needs. There might also be a comparison between David and Jesus as God’s chosen and anointed kings of Israel.

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cExod 25:30►

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‏ Luke 6:3

6:3 ^a While fleeing from Saul (1 Sam 21 ^b), David ... and his companions took refuge at the sanctuary of Nob. The priest Ahimelech gave them the consecrated Bread of the Presence that only priests were lawfully allowed to eat (Exod 25:30 ^c; Lev 24:9 ^d). Jesus’ point was that a technical violation of the law is superseded by the higher law of meeting human needs. There might also be a comparison between David and Jesus as God’s chosen and anointed kings of Israel.