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
Give upon the table the bread of the face before me continually.
Leviticus 24:5
And take the fine flour and bake it, twelve cakes; two tenths shall be the one cake.

But

Exodus 29:32
And Aaron shall eat and his sons, the flesh of the ram, and the bread that is in the basket by the door of the of appointment
Leviticus 8:31
And Moses will say to Aaron and to his sons, Boil the flesh at the door of the tent of appointment; and there ye shall eat it, and the bread which is in the basket of the fillings up, as I commanded, saying, Aaron and his sons shall eat it.
Leviticus 24:9
And it was to Aaron and to his sons, and they shall eat it in the holy place: for it is holy of holies to him from the sacrifices of Jehovah a law forever.

General references

Exodus 25:30
Give upon the table the bread of the face before me continually.
Exodus 40:23
And he will set in order upon it the arrangement for the bread before Jehovah; as Jehovah commanded Moses.
Leviticus 24:8
In the day of the Sabbath, in the day of the Sabbath he shall arrange it before Jehovah always, from the sons of Israel, a covenant forever.