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Introduction

One day Jesus and his disciples were walking in a field on the Sabbath and his disciples began picking grain as they walked. In shock and apparent disbelief, the Pharisees question Jesus concerning the actions of his pupils. “Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?” (Mark 2:24) As their rabbi, Jesus is responsible for their indiscretion. Does he not care about God’s law and commands? How does Jesus respond to the Pharisees? He quotes a story in the Old Testament regarding arguably the greatest king of Israel who appeared to do something unlawful on the Sabbath. Jesus remarks, “Have you never read what David did, when he was in need and was hungry, he and those who were with him: how he entered the house of God, in the time of Abiathar the high priest, and ate the bread of the Presence, which it…