Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary
Mark 2:26
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MARK 2:26 evpi. VAbiaqa.r avrciere,wj According to 1 Samuel 21:1 it was Ahimelech, not Abiathar, who was high priest when David ate the bread of the Presence. In order to avoid the historical difficu...
Verse Mark 2:26. _THE DAYS OF ABIATHAR THE HIGH PRIEST_] It appears from 1 Samuel 21:1, which is the place referred to here, that _Ahimelech_ was then high priest at _Nob_: and from 1 Samuel 22:20;...
See Matthew 12:1. THE CORNFIELDS - The fields sown with wheat or barley. The word “corn,” in the Bible, refers only to grain of that kind, and never to “maize” or “Indian corn.” TO PLUCK THE EARS OF...
CHAPTER 2 _ 1. The Servant again in Capernaum. The healing of the Paralytic. (Mark 2:1 .Matthew 9:1; Luke 5:17 .)_ 2. Levi called. With the Publicans and Sinners. ...
SABBATH OBSERVANCE. This incident occurs in the summer: the only clear reference to a season of the year in the gospel. The disciples offend by reaping on the Sabbath. The evangelist brings together t...
One Sabbath day Jesus was going through the corn fields. His disciples began to pluck the ears of corn as they made their way along. The Pharisees began to say to him, "Look! Why are they doing what i...
A FAITH THAT WOULD NOT BE DENIED (Mark 2:1-6)...
IN THE DAYS OF. Greek. _epi._ App-104. ABIATHAR. Called Ahimelech in 1 Samuel 21:1. 1Sa 22:9, 1 Samuel 22:11; 1 Samuel 22:20. and Ahiah in...
_Abiathar_ In 2 Samuel 8:17, and the parallel passage 1 Chronicles 18:16, we find _Ahimelech_substituted for Abiathar; while in 2 Samuel 20:25, and every other passage of the O. T., we are told it was...
26. πῶς before εἰσῆλθεν should probably be omitted with [365][366] t. [367] Lat-Vet. Syr-Sin. omit ἐπὶ Ἀβιάθαρ�. [365] Codex Vaticanus. 4th cent., but perhaps a little later than א. In the Vatican Li...
23–28. PLUCKING CORN ON THE SABBATH Matthew 12:1-8; Luke 5:1-5...
Ver 23. And it came to pass, that He went through the corn fields on the sabbath day; and His disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of corn. 24. And the Pharisees said unto Him, "Behold, wh...
_A QUESTION ABOUT THE SABBATH MARK 2:23-28:_ Jesus and His disciples were condemned by the Pharisees for picking grain on the Sabbath. They were not condemned for taking the grain. Deuteronomy 23:24-2...
ΕΊΣΉΛΘΕΝ _aor. ind. act., см._ Mark 2:1. ΈΠ с _gen._ во время или в отрывке, где говорится (RWP). ΤΟΎΣ ΆΡΤΟΥ ΤΗΣ ΠΡΟΘΈΣΕΩΣ (G740) хлебы предложения. Двенадцать свежеиспеченных хлебов, которые каждую...
IN THE DAYS OF ABIATHAR— In the history, the priest from whom David received the shew-bread is called _Ahimelech;_ and it is generally agreed that he was the high-priest, because Doeg accused him of i...
8. THE SABBATH DISPUTE 2:233:6 a. Eating on the Sabbath. 2:23-28 _TEXT 2:23-28_ And it came to pass, that he was going on the Sabbath day through the cornfields; and his disciples began, as they wen...
And it came to pass, that he went through the corn fields on the sabbath day; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of corn. For the exposition, see the notes at Matthew 12:1....
2:26 of] (b-12) i.e. in the section of a book in which the fact is recorded....
THE SICK OF THE PALSY 1-12. Healing of the palsied man (Matthew 9:9; Luke 5:27). See on Mt....
PLUCKING THE EARS OF CORN ON THE SABBATH (Matthew 12:1; Luke 6:1). See on Mt....
IN THE DAYS OF ABIATHAR THE HIGH PRIEST] RV 'when Abiathar was high priest.' A well-known difficulty, for Ahimelech seems to have been the high priest at this time. 'The whole expression, which occurs...
CHRIST IN THE BIBLE: MARK’S GOSPEL _KEITH SIMONS_ This commentary HAS BEEN through Advanced Checking. CHAPTER 2 JESUS *FORGIVES A MAN VERSES 1-12 Jesus had made many ill people well. But he di...
(23-28) AND IT CAME TO PASS. — See Notes on Matthew 12:1. AS THEY WENT ... — More literally, _they began to make a path_ (or perhaps, _to make their way_)_, plucking the ears of corn. _...
IN THE DAYS OF ABIATHAR THE HIGH PRIEST. — St. Mark’s is the only record that gives the name of the high priest, and in so doing it creates an historical difficulty. In 1 Samuel 21:1, Ahimelech is nam...
CHAPTER 2:23-28 (MARK 2:23) THE SABBATH "And it came to pass, that He was going on the sabbath day through the cornfields; and His disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of corn. And the Ph...
_The Sabbath question_ (Matthew 12:1-8; Luke 6:1-5)....
ἐπὶ Ἀβιάθαρ ἀρ.: under A., a note of time, also implying his sanction: the sanction of a distinguished sacerdotal character = of _Abiathar as priest_. But Ahimelech was the priest then (1 Samuel 21:2...
THE LORD OF THE SABBATH Mark 2:23-28; Mark 3:1-19 The ritualist demands the outward, the conventional, the ancient usage of the past. Christ says, “Be natural.” The needs of man, whether of body or...
A great principle of the exercise of power by the Master is revealed in the words, "When He saw their faith." There can be no doubt that the word "their" includes the whole party, both the man himself...
How he went into the house of God in the days of (i) Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the shewbread, which is not lawful to eat but for the priests, and gave also to them which were with him? (i)...
Under Abiathar. The priest from whom David had these loaves, is called Achimelech, 1 Kings xxi. The most probable answer to this difficulty is, that the priest had both these names of Achimelech and o...
CHAPTER 14 JESUS RETURNS TO GALILEE Matthew 12:1-18; Mark 2:23-28, and Luke 6:1-5. We find that our Lord spent but two weeks at Jerusalem during this tour, preaching and working miracles all the time...
(23) And it came to pass, that he went through the corn-fields on the sabbath-day; and his disciples began, as they went, to pluck the ears of corn. (24) And the Pharisees said unto him, Behold, why d...
It is remarkable how tradition has contrived to injure the truth in touching the question of the method of the gospel we now enter on; for the current view which comes down to us from the ancients, st...
Afterwards (chapter 2) He goes again into the city, and immediately the multitude gather together. What a living picture of the Lord's life of service! He preaches to them. This was His object and His...
HOW HE WENT INTO THE HOUSE OF GOD,.... The tabernacle; for the temple was not yet built: thither David went to get bread for himself and his men, being hungry: so in a spiritual sense, where should su...
How he went into the house of God in the days of Abiathar the high priest, and did eat the shewbread, which is not lawful to eat but for the priests, and gave also to them which were with him? Ver. 2...
ABIATHAR THE HIGH - PRIEST; in the days of Abiathar, who was afterwards high-priest. It appears from 1 Samuel 21:1-6, that Ahimelech was high-priest when David ate the show-bread. But Abiathar his son...
HOW HE WENT INTO THE HOUSE OF GOD IN THE DAYS OF ABIATHAR, THE HIGH PRIEST, AND DID EAT THE SHOWBREAD, WHICH IS NOT LAWFUL TO EAT BUT FOR THE PRIESTS, AND GAVE ALSO TO THEM WHICH WERE WITH HIM?...
THE LORD OF THE SABBATH. Mark 2:23...
One paralyzed man who was dependent on the help of four men was now brought to Him. If leprosy is the type of sin's corruption, paralysis teaches us the helplessness occasioned by sin. Yet all five me...
TITLE: Jesus is Lord TEXT: Mark 2:23-28 PROPOSITION: Jesus must be Lord of All. QUESTION: Why? KEY WORD: Meanings SCRIPTURE READING: Same INTRODUCTION: 1. Many call him Lord - But he is not. Luke 6:4...
23-28 The sabbath is a sacred and Divine institution; a privilege and benefit, not a task and drudgery. God never designed it to be a burden to us, therefore we must not make it so to ourselves. The...
Mark 2:26 how G4459 went G1525 (G5627) into G1519 house G3624 God G2316 days G1909 Abiathar G8 priest...
THE SON OF MAN IS LORD OF THE SABBATH (2:23-28). In this incident we are provided with an example of how the Pharisees sought to cling to the old, while Jesus was introducing the new. The Pharisees be...
‘And he said to them, “Have you never read what David did when he had need and was hungry, he and those who were with him? How, in the passage headed ‘Abiathar the High Priest', he entered into the ho...
CHRONOLOGY. See on Matthew 11:1-21. These events took place just before the choosing of the Twelve (Mark 2:14, etc.). On the theory of a three years' ministry in Galilee, they occurred shortly after t...
Mark 2:26. WHEN ABIATHAR WAS HIGH-PRIEST. The argument is the same as in Matthew 12:3-4. The name here introduced occasions some difficulty. According to 1 Samuel 21 ‘Ahimelech' was the high-priest wh...
THE HOUSE OF GOD (τον οικον του θεου). The tent or tabernacle at Nob, not the temple in Jerusalem built by Solomon.WHEN ABIATHAR WAS HIGH PRIEST (επ Αβιαθαρ αρχιερεως). Neat Greek idiom, in the ti...
SHEWBREAD (_ See Scofield) - (Exodus 25:30). _...
Mark 2:23 I. The Pharisees were a Class. They were not only Pharisees by name, but they were Pharisees by nature; that is, they were typical men; they were representative of a large fraction of the hu...
Mark 2:1. _And again he entered into Capernaum, after some days; and it was noised that he was in the house. And straightaway many were gathered together, insomuch that there was no room to receive th...
CONTENTS: Healing of the palsied man. Call of Matthew. Parable of the cloth and bottles. Jesus, Lord of the Sabbath. CHARACTERS: Jesus, Paralytic, Matthew, David, Alphaeus. CONCLUSION: Jesus Christ w...
Mark 2:4. _They uncovered the roof._ Houses in the east have mostly flat roofs on which they walk for the benefit of the air. They have but a narrow door, and seldom a window to the street. All their...
WHEN ABIATHAR WAS THE HIGH PRIEST. 1 Samuel 21:1-9. [This passage speaks of Ahimelech as high priest. Abiathar was the son. But the "Church Fathers" said that _both_ father and son had _both_ names [A...
_And He said unto them, Have ye never read what David did?_ HOW TO READ THE BIBLE I. In order to the true reading of the Scriptures there must be an understanding of them. The mind must be well awak...
MARK—NOTE ON MARK 2:25 The fact that David ate the BREAD OF THE PRESENCE (1 Samuel 21:1) means that, if there is a serious need, actions are allowed on a Sabbath that oth
THE DISCIPLES PICK WHEAT ON THE SABBATH MATTHEW 12:1-8; MARK 2:23-28; LUKE 6:1-5; MATTHEW 12:1 At that time Jesus went on the sabbath day throug
CHAPTER 2 1 _Christ healeth one sick of the palsy_, 14 _calleth Matthew from the receipt of custom_, 15 _eateth with publicans and sinners_, 18 _excuseth his disciples for not fasting_, 23 _and for pl...
_Under Abiathar_. You will say that it is said in Isa 21:6 that this was done under Ahimelech, the father of Abiathar. I answer, first, that Abiathar was even then the pontiff together with his father...
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ Mark 2:23. BEGAN, AS THEY WENT, TO PLUCK.—A very good rendering, though free. Cp. Latin “_iter facere_,” French “_faire chemin_.” From LXX. in Judges 17:8, it is clear...
EXPOSITION MARK 2:1 The first sentence of this verse is better rendered thus: AND WHEN HE ENTERED again (εἰσελθῶν πάλιν) INTO CAPERNAUM AFTER SOME DAYS; literally, after days (δι ̓ ἡμερῶν). It i...
Now, And again he entered into Capernaum after some days; and it was noised that he was in the house (Mark 2:1). So, word went around Jesus is in the house over there. And straightway many were gath...
1 Kings 1:7; 1 Kings 2:22; 1 Kings 2:26; 1 Kings 2:27; 1 Kings 4:4;...
The shewbread [τ ο υ ς α ρ τ ο υ ς τ η ς π ρ ο θ ε σ ε ω ς]. Lit., the loaves of proposition, i e., the loaves which were set forth before the Lord. The Jews called them the loaves of the face, i e.,...
HELPERS AND HINDERERS Mark 2:12 INTRODUCTORY WORDS 1. Back in Capernaum. Once more we find our Master in the city by the sea. He loved Galilee. So many of His wonderful messages and marvelous mirac...
In the days of Abiathar the high priest — Abimelech, the father of Abiathar, was high priest then; Abiathar himself not till some time after. This phrase therefore only means, In the time of Abiathar,...
Was Jesus wrong when He mentioned Abiathar as high priest instead of Ahimelech? PROBLEM: Jesus says that at the time David ate the consecrated bread, Abiathar was high priest. Yet 1 Samuel 21:1-6 men...