In Luke 6:1–11, Jesus and his disciples walk through grainfields on a Sabbath. To the consternation of the Jewish leaders who look on, Jesus and his disciples pick and eat the grain. Is Jesus stealing? Why can they eat grain that is not theirs? But in Jewish culture the outside layer of one’s grainfield was to go unharvested so that the poor had something to eat, a practice called “gleaning.” The lesson is profound: Jesus gleaned from someone else’s field. Even Jesus reaped the rewards of a farmer honoring God’s commands. Everyone, even Jesus, benefits from biblical living.
