I Samuel 20:1-21:9
Dear RTB’ers,
Saul intent on killing David; Jonathan and David knit together in a vow relationship; and David clearly on the run. These Saul-Jonathan-David relationships will continue for the rest of I Samuel, but David’s brief time with Ahimelech, the priest is a story that will live on for centuries. Jesus referred to this incident in Matthew 12:3-4: Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, and those who were with him; how he entered the house of God and ate the bread of the Presence, which it was not lawful for him to eat nor for those who were with him, but only for the priests? The point that Jesus made was a comparison of the letter of the law with the spirit of the law. It’s always nice to see Jesus referring to Old Testament incidents. BTW, this brief incident with Ahimelech is not over. Stay tuned.
Blessings!