“And it shall be Aaron’s and his sons’; and they shall eat it in the holy place: for it is most holy unto him of the offerings of the Lord made by fire by a perpetual statute.”
It belongs to Aaron and his sons, who are to eat it in the sanctuary area, because it is a most holy part of their perpetual share of the food offerings presented to the Lord. The bread of the Presence that is replaced each Sabbath becomes the priests' food: Aaron and his sons eat the week-old holy bread in the sanctuary area. The most holy designation of the bread communicates its sacred status — the bread that has been before the Lord for a week is eaten by those who serve the Lord. 1 Samuel 21:6 records David and his men eating the bread of the Presence when Ahimelech the priest gave it to them in an emergency — the most holy bread consumed by the most urgent need.
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