Contradiction with Exodus 20:10
Contradicts Matthew 12:1 as it states that no work, including gathering food, should be done on the Sabbath day.
Exodus 20:10: But the seventh day [is] the sabbath of the LORD thy God: [in it] thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that [is] within thy gates:
Contradiction with Nehemiah 10:31
Opposes Matthew 12:1 by emphasizing that buying and selling were not permissible on the Sabbath, whereas the disciples in Matthew were plucking corn.
Nehemiah 10:31: And [if] the people of the land bring ware or any victuals on the sabbath day to sell, [that] we would not buy it of them on the sabbath, or on the holy day: and [that] we would leave the seventh year, and the exaction of every debt. [every...: Heb. every hand]
Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:21-22
Contradicts Matthew 12:1 by instructing not to bear any burden on the Sabbath day, which could be seen as including the act of plucking and carrying corn.
Jeremiah 17:21-22: Thus saith the LORD; Take heed to yourselves, and bear no burden on the sabbath day, nor bring [it] in by the gates of Jerusalem;
Contradiction with Exodus 35:3
Conflicts with Matthew 12:1 as it forbids kindling a fire on the Sabbath, an example of the strict Sabbath laws in contrast to the disciples' actions.
Exodus 35:3: Ye shall kindle no fire throughout your habitations upon the sabbath day.
Contradiction with Numbers 15:32-36
Contradicts Matthew 12:1 by illustrating the severe consequence for gathering sticks on the Sabbath, highlighting the traditional strict observance that counters the disciples' actions.
Numbers 15:32-36: And while the children of Israel were in the wilderness, they found a man that gathered sticks upon the sabbath day.