NT Text: Mark 2:25-26
OT Source(s):
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Direct Quotation
Connection Method(s): Typology
Significance: Jesus invokes David's action to justify his disciples' conduct, establishing a typological connection: as David and his men ate sacred bread when in need, so Jesus' disciples may address hunger on the Sabbath. The appeal to David is strategic—if Israel's greatest king could set aside ritual law for human necessity, how much more can David's greater Son? This prepares for the climactic claim in 2:28 that the Son of Man is Lord of the Sabbath.