Pertanyaan: 593. Apakah David tidak berdosa dalam menipu imam (I Samuel 21:1) dan memakan roti sajian? Jika ya, apakah Kristus menyetujui perbuatannya dalam Matius 12:3?
Penipuan David adalah dosa dan makan roti sajian adalah pelanggaran teknis terhadap hukum. Kristus tidak mengekspresikan persetujuan terhadap perilakunya; Dia diserang oleh orang Yahudi tentang pertanyaan pengamatan hukum yang ketat dan Dia mengacu pada insiden itu sebagai ilustrasi. Dia mengingatkan mereka bahwa raja besar mereka yang sangat mereka hormati telah melanggar perintah dalam hal itu. Dia terus-menerus menegur orang Yahudi karena perbudakan mereka terhadap huruf hukum dan pengabaian terhadap semangatnya.
Question: 593. Did Not David Sin in Deceiving the Priest (I Sam. 21:1) and Eating the Shewbread? If So, Did Christ Approve His Act in Matt. 12:3?
David's deception was sinful and his eating the shew-bread was a technical violation of the law. Christ did not express approval of his conduct; he was being assailed by the Jews on questions of the observance of the strict letter of the law and he referred to the incident as an illustration. He reminded them that their great king whom they so highly venerated had broken the command in that particular. He was constantly reproving the Jews for their bondage to the letter of the law and their disregard of its spirit.
