In Mark 2:25 And He said to them, Have you never read what David did when he had need and became hungry, he and those with him; 26 How he entered into the house of God during the time of Abiathar the high priest and ate the bread of the presence, which is not lawful for anyone to eat except the priests, and he gave also to those who were with him? 27 And He said to them, The Sabbath came into being for man, and not man for the Sabbath. 28 So then the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath The Lords word to the Pharisees is very wise and rich in its implications. The Lords word here implies that He is the real David. In the ancient time, David and his followers, when rejected, entered into the house of God and ate the showbread, seemingly breaking the Levitical law. Now the real David and His followers were also rejected and took action to eat, seemingly against the sabbatical regulation. Just as David and his followers were not held guilty, neither should Christ and His disciples be condemned. Furthermore, the Lords word here implies a dispensational change from the priesthood to the kingship. In the ancient time, the coming of David changed the dispensation from the age of the priests to the age of the kings, to the age in which the kings were above the priests. In the age of the priests, the leader of the people should listen to the priest (Num. 27:21-22). But in the age of the kings, the priest should submit to the king (1 Sam. 2:35-36). Hence, what King David with his followers did was not illegal. Now by the coming of Christ the dispensation was also changed, this time from the age of the law to the age of grace, the age in which Christ is above the law. In 2:27 the Lord went on to say to the Pharisees, The Sabbath came into being for mans sake, and not man for the Sabbaths sake. Man was not created for the Sabbath, but the Sabbath was ordained for man so that man might enjoy it with God (Gen. 2:2-3).
Posted on: Wed, 17 Dec 2014 18:34:05 +0000
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