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Luke 6:3-4

LUKE—NOTE ON Luke 6:3 what David did. The Sabbath is not mentioned in 1 Samuel 21:1, but the point is that David did something not lawful (see Leviticus 24:5) by eating the bread of the Presence. Jesus points out that both David and his followers did this because of David’s authority (see notes on Matt. 12:4; Mark 2:25). If David can do this, then David’s Lord (compare Luke 20:41) and his followers can certainly do something that meets a human need even though it violated the Pharisees’ interpretation of the law.

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