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 always.
Leviticus 24:5
And thou shalt take fine flour and bake twelve wastels thereof, two tenth deals shall every wastel be.

But

Exodus 29:32
And Aaron and his sons shall eat the flesh of him, and the bread that is in the basket: even in the door of the tabernacle of witness.
Leviticus 8:31
Then Moses said unto Aaron and his sons, "Boil the flesh in the door of the tabernacle of witness, and there eat it with the bread that is in the basket of fullofferings, as the Lord commanded saying, 'Aaron and his sons shall eat it':
Leviticus 24:9
And they shall be Aaron's and his sons, and they shall eat them in the holy place. For they are most holy unto him of the offerings of the LORD, and shall be a duty forever."

General references

Exodus 25:30
And thou shalt set upon the table, shewbread before me always.
Exodus 40:23
and set the bread in order before the LORD, even as the LORD had commanded Moses.
Leviticus 24:8
Every Sabbath he shall put them in rows before the LORD evermore, given of the children of Israel, that it be an everlasting covenant.