“How he went into the house of God, and did take and eat the shewbread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not lawful to eat but for the priests alone?”
He entered the house of God, and taking the consecrated bread, he ate what is lawful only for priests to eat. And he also gave some to his companions — the specific precedent: David ate the bread of the Presence, which was restricted to priests, when he was in genuine need. The precedent establishes that necessity can override ritual restriction — the law is not abolished but its purpose (human flourishing) determines its application.
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