Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

How he entered into the house of God, and did eat the shewbread, which was not lawful for him to eat, neither for them which were with him, but only for the priests?

The shew-bread

Bible References

The shew-bread

Exodus 25:30
And thou shalt set upon the table shewbread before me continually.
Leviticus 24:5
And thou shalt take fine wheaten flour, and bake twelve cakes thereof; each cake shall be of two tenths.

But

Exodus 29:32
And Aaron and his sons shall eat the flesh of the ram, and the bread that is in the basket, at the entrance of the tent of meeting.
Leviticus 8:31
And Moses spoke to Aaron and to his sons, Boil the flesh at the entrance of the tent of meeting; and there eat it and the bread that is in the basket of the consecration-offering, as I commanded, saying, Aaron and his sons shall eat it.
Leviticus 24:9
And it shall be Aaron's and his sons'; and they shall eat it in a holy place; for it is most holy unto him of Jehovah's offerings by fire: it is an everlasting statute.

General references

Exodus 25:30
And thou shalt set upon the table shewbread before me continually.
Exodus 40:23
and arranged the bread in order upon it before Jehovah; as Jehovah had commanded Moses.
Leviticus 24:8
Every sabbath day he shall arrange it before Jehovah continually, on the part of the children of Israel: it is an everlasting covenant.