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According to Jesus, did his disciples break the Sabbath law by picking heads of grain?

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Ex 25:

30 Place the Bread of the Presence on the table before Me at all times.
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Le 24:

8 Every Sabbath day the bread is to be set out before the LORD on behalf of the Israelites as a permanent covenant. 9 It belongs to Aaron and his sons, who are to eat it in a holy place; for it is to him a most holy part of the offerings made by fire to the LORD—his portion forever.”
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On every Sabbath, the priests ate the old Bread of Presence and replaced it with the new, probably unleavened bread.

1Sa 21:

6 The priest gave [David] the holy bread, for there was no bread there but the Bread of the Presence, which is removed from before the Lord, to be replaced by hot bread on the day it is taken away.
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David took and ate the bread on a Sabbath day.

Matthew 12:

1 At that time Jesus went through the grainfields on the Sabbath. His disciples were hungry and began to pick some heads of grain and eat them. 2 When the Pharisees saw this, they said to him, “Look! Your disciples are doing what is unlawful on the Sabbath.”
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According to the Pharisees, Jesus' disciples violated the Sabbath law. According to Jesus, did they?

3 He answered, “Haven’t you read what David did when he and his companions were hungry? 4 He entered the house of God, and he and his companions ate the consecrated bread—which was not lawful for them to do, but only for the priests.
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Jesus agreed that David technically broke the letter of the law. He wasn't allowed to eat the holy bread. But were David and his men guilty?

5 Or haven’t you read in the Law that the priests on Sabbath duty in the temple desecrate the Sabbath and yet are innocent?
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The priests worked on the Sabbath, like replacing the Bread of the Presence with the freshly made new one. Even the priests desecrated the letter of the Sabbath law, but they were not guilty.

Why not?

Because of the exceptional circumstances.

6 I tell you that something greater than the temple is here.
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Jesus pointed to himself as an exceptional circumstance.

7 If you had known what these words mean, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice,’ you would not have condemned the innocent.
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Because of Jesus' presence, his disciples were innocent, not guilty of picking some heads of grain and eating them on a Sabbath day.

8 For the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.”
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According to Jesus, did his disciples break the Sabbath law?

His disciples broke the letter of the Sabbath law, but they were not guilty because he, the Lord of the Sabbath, allowed them to do it. He used the situation to teach about the true purpose of the Sabbath and his authority as the Lord of the Sabbath. This incident underscores Jesus’ emphasis on mercy, compassion, and the spirit of the law over strict legalism.
 
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tonychanyt said:
Matthew 12:


According to the Pharisees, Jesus' disciples violated the Sabbath law. According to Jesus, did they?


The Scripture does not mention that David did it on a Sabbath day. The incident had to do with the law concerning the holy bread (Exodus 29:32-34, Leviticus 24:9). Jesus agreed that David broke the letter of the law. But were David and his men guilty?


Even the priests desecrate the letter of the Sabbath law but they were not guilty.

Why not?

Because of the exceptional circumstances.


Jesus pointed to himself as an exceptional circumstance.


Because of Jesus' presence, his disciples were innocent, not guilty of picking some heads of grain and eating them on a Sabbath day.


According to Jesus, did his disciples break the Sabbath law?

His disciples broke the letter of the Sabbath law, but they were not guilty because he, the Lord of the Sabbath, allowed them to do it. He used the situation to teach about the true purpose of the Sabbath and his authority as the Lord of the Sabbath. This incident underscores Jesus’ emphasis on mercy, compassion, and the spirit of the law over strict legalism.
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I agree, but I also would think Yeshua didn't really break the Sabbath law even though as 'Lord of the Sabbath' he would be able to bend the rules a bit.

In the TNK/OT we read about a man condemned to death for collecting firewood sticks (Numbers 15:32-36). Apparently God requires that level of holiness. Yeshua's travelling company went through the fields, they accidentally stumbled upon the grain while hungry - they didn't set out to travel to gather food or firewood.
 
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tonychanyt said:
Matthew 12:


According to the Pharisees, Jesus' disciples violated the Sabbath law. According to Jesus, did they?


The Scripture does not mention that David did it on a Sabbath day. The incident had to do with the law concerning the holy bread (Exodus 29:32-34, Leviticus 24:9). Jesus agreed that David broke the letter of the law. But were David and his men guilty?


Even the priests desecrate the letter of the Sabbath law but they were not guilty.

Why not?

Because of the exceptional circumstances.


Jesus pointed to himself as an exceptional circumstance.


Because of Jesus' presence, his disciples were innocent, not guilty of picking some heads of grain and eating them on a Sabbath day.


According to Jesus, did his disciples break the Sabbath law?

His disciples broke the letter of the Sabbath law, but they were not guilty because he, the Lord of the Sabbath, allowed them to do it. He used the situation to teach about the true purpose of the Sabbath and his authority as the Lord of the Sabbath. This incident underscores Jesus’ emphasis on mercy, compassion, and the spirit of the law over strict legalism.
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What people like the Pharisees didn't understand is that by legalistically keeping the Sabbath law they could break the laws of God commanding them to love Him with all their heart, soul and mind and loving their neighbor as themselves if they neglected to help someone who was in need while choosing to prioritize getting their rest and not working over obeying God's command to love Him and our fellow man.

There were certain circumstances where 2 of God's commands conflicted with each other where you couldn't keep both of them and had to choose one, such as when Jesus healed someone's hand on the Sabbath (Matt 12:10-13). He obeyed one command by loving His neighbor as Himself and healing him while technically disobeying the other by working on the Sabbath. But, the command to love others takes precedence over keeping the Sabbath, so He did no wrong and He even said Himself "it is lawful to do well on the sabbath days" (Matt 12:12). The Pharisees did not understand that, so they wanted to kill Him for healing someone on the Sabbath, which is just crazy, but that's how blind and legalistic they were.
 
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tonychanyt said:
His disciples broke the letter of the Sabbath law,
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No they did not.
I won't say much more if anything here because your way of posting is so weird to me.
So, if you want to know the truth, seek the truth, and keep seeking the truth. Jesus' Own Word/Promise is that you will find the truth and the truth will set you free (from error).
 
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