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 place upon the table Presence-bread, before me continually.
Leviticus 24:5
And thou shalt take fine meal, and bake it, in twelve cakes, - of two-tenths, shall each cake be.

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 opening of the tent of meeting:
Leviticus 8:31
And Moses said unto Aaron and unto his sons Boil ye the flesh, at the entrance of the tent of meeting, and there, shall ye eat it, and the bread which is in the basket of installation, - as I have been commanded, saying, Aaron and his sons, shall eat it.
Leviticus 24:9
so shall it be for Aaron and for his sons, and they shall eat it in a holy place, - for most holy, shall it be unto him from among the altar-flames of Yahweh, a statute age-abiding.

General references

Exodus 25:30
And thou shalt place upon the table Presence-bread, before me continually.
Exodus 40:23
and set in order thereupon the arrangement of bread before Yahweh, - As Yahweh commanded Moses.
Leviticus 24:8
Sabbath day by sabbath day, shall he order it before Yahweh continually, - from the sons of Israel as an age-abiding covenant: