Contradiction with Exodus 20:8-10
Matthew 12:3 references David eating the showbread, which was not lawful, in a context that suggests need can override the law. Exodus 20:8-10 emphasizes strict adherence to the Sabbath, suggesting no exceptions.
Exodus 20:8-10: Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
Contradiction with Leviticus 24:5-9
The passage in Leviticus details the showbread as holy and only for priests, contradicting the implication in Matthew 12:3 that necessity might override this law.
Leviticus 24:5-9: And thou shalt take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes thereof: two tenth deals shall be in one cake.
Contradiction with Numbers 15:32-36
This passage recounts the punishment of death for breaking the Sabbath by gathering sticks, contrasting with Matthew 12:3’s implication that human need could justify breaking laws.
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.
Contradiction with Deuteronomy 5:12-14
Similar to Exodus, it commands rest on the Sabbath, supporting the idea of strict observance that Matthew 12:3 challenges by using David's actions as justification.
Deuteronomy 5:12-14: Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee.
Contradiction with Isaiah 58:13-14
Emphasizes the sanctity and strict observance of the Sabbath, contrary to the justification of breaking the law seen in Matthew 12:3.
Isaiah 58:13-14: If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, [from] doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the LORD, honourable; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking [thine own] words: