Jesus did not break the Sabbath commandment

Rebuttals: Con attempts to connect the incident in Numbers 15 with the one in Matthew 12, but commits a few errors here. 1) Matt. 12:1 says that the disciples plucked the heads of grain which was permissible under the Torah. Deuteronomy 23:25 "25 When you come into your neighbors standing grain, you may pluck the heads with your hand, but you shall not use a sickle on your neighbors standing grain." 2) Gathering sticks in Numbers 15:32-35 comes from the Hebrew Qahash and the context indicates it's used to work (1) perhaps to light a fire. There is nothing in the Hebrew which tells us that ets is a type of corn. 3) The desire to save life overrides ceremonial law. I'll now explain why Jesus defense is justified: 1 Samuel 21:1-6 "1 Now David came to Nob, to Ahimelech the priest. And Ahimelech was afraid when he met David, and said to him,"Why are you alone, and no one is with you? 2 So David said to Ahimelech the priest,"The king has ordered me on some business, and said to me,"Do not let anyone know anything about the business on which I send you, or what I have commanded you. And I have directed my young men to such and such a place. 3 Now therefore, what have you on hand? Give me five loaves of bread in my hand, or whatever can be found.4 And the priest answered David and said,"There is no common bread on hand; but there is holy bread, if the young men have at least kept themselves from women."5 Then David answered the priest, and said to him, "Truly, women have been kept from us about three days since I came out. And the vessels of the young men are holy, and the bread is in effect common, even though it was consecrated in the vessel this day.6 So the priest gave him holy bread; for there was no bread there but the showbread which had been taken from before the Lord, in order to put hot bread in its place on the day when it was taken away."Nevertheless David's men were holy and pure. While it is true that only the priests could eat of the consecrated bread, preserving human life was more important. Notice that God never punished David for his act. Would the Pharisees dare say that David sinned in saving human life? Let's see.According to the Mishnah Sabbath 18:3, it's permitted to break the Sabbath so that life can be saved at birth (2). Not only did they contradict the Torah with their traditions (Deut. 4:2), but also contradict their own traditions.Jubilees 50:10 also forbids work except providing atonement and offerings for the people. It is therefore that providing sacrifices to save the life of others is permitted. Jesus is greater than the Temple because he came to his father's work in redeeming humanity and providing atonement for souls.He quotes Hosea 6:6 "6For I desire mercy (chesed) and not sacrifice,And the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings."In chapter 1, we see the Apostasy committed by Israel and condemned by God and as a result, God had rejected the priest (4:6). The Hebrew word Chesed can be translated as kindness, goodness, love, mercy, and zeal towards another (3). Con presents a case where Jesus commanded his disciples to follow the Pharisees, however he misinterprets the context. Matt 23:1-12: “Then Jesus spoke to the multitudes and to His disciples, v.2 saying: "The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat. "Therefore whatever they tell you to observe, that observe and do, but do not do according to their works; for they say, and do not do. "For they bind heavy burdens, hard to bear, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers. "But all their works they do to be seen by men. They make their phylacteries broad and enlarge the borders of their garments. "They love the best places at feasts, the best seats in the synagogues, "greetings in the marketplaces, and to be called by men, 'Rabbi, Rabbi.' "But you, do not be called 'Rabbi'; for One is your Teacher, the Christ, and you are all brethren. "Do not call anyone on earth your father; for One is your Father, He who is in heaven. "And do not be called teachers; for One is your Teacher, the Christ. "But he who is greatest among you shall be your servant. "And whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.”Jesus was affirming that they listen to Moses authority however he warned against listening to their oral traditions as they themselves break them. His disciples only had one teacher who is Christ. While under the Torah, disputes are to be taken to the priests and judges. While the son of man can refer to humans, Jesus is the son of man in the sense that he is divine. Daniel 7:13-1413 "I saw in the night visions,and behold, with the clouds of heaventhere came one like a son of man,and he came to the Ancient of Daysand was presented before him.14 And to him was given dominionand glory and a kingdom,that all peoples, nations, and languagesshould serve him;his dominion is an everlasting dominion,which shall not pass away,and his kingdom onethat shall not be destroyed."It is thus that Jesus has dominion to judge fairly on what is to be done on the Sabbath and is therefore the highest authority. Sources: 1. http://www.blueletterbible.org...2. https://www.ibr-bbr.org...3. http://www.bible-researcher.com...