Originally Posted by nighthawk
Originally Posted by DBT

There is no way to know the circumstances, the account is too brief.

However, it is unlikely that in the history of the tribe of Israel that he was the first to careless on the Sabbath. ....

Perhaps the gatherer of sticks was just unlucky to be caught in an activity that his captors thought was excessive..

So you think the story is historically accurate?


It doesn't matter, it doesn't have to be. There can be contradictions in fictional narratives. I am merely pointing contradictions that are in the bible.