And Jesus answering them said, Have ye not read so much as this, what David did, when himself was an hungred, and they which were with him;
Jesus looked at them and was like, 'Seriously? You haven't even read about what David did when he and his crew were starving?'
Jesus called out the religious leaders for not knowing their own scriptures when they tried to trap him.
📚 Historical Context
In the time of Jesus, the Pharisees were strict enforcers of Sabbath laws, criticizing Jesus' disciples for picking and eating grain, which they considered work. Jesus responded by pointing to a story from the Old Testament about King David, who, when he and his men were starving, ate the consecrated bread from the tabernacle that was meant only for priests. This reference highlighted how, in Jewish tradition, immediate human needs sometimes took precedence over rigid religious regulations.
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