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Matthew 11:28-30 ESV / 1,756 helpful votesHelpfulNot Helpful. Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”.
That you will break his yoke from your neck.”. 1 Kings 12:4. Verse Concepts. “Your father made our yoke hard; now therefore lighten the hard service of your father and his heavy yoke which he put on us, and we will serve you.”. 2 Chronicles 10:4.
May 13, 2024 · The good news is that Jesus promises to all who come to Him that He will give them rest from the heavy burden of trying to earn their way into heaven and rest from the oppressive yoke of self-righteousness and legalism. Jesus encourages those who are “heavy laden” to take His yoke upon them, and in so doing they will find rest for their souls.
Jan 4, 2022 · A yoke is a wooden crosspiece fastened over the necks of two animals and attached to a plow or cart. A yoke allows two animals to share a load and pull together. Yokes were used in Bible times primarily with bulls or oxen to plow fields and pull wagons. The animals yoked together needed to be close in size and weight for the cart or plow to ...
“Your father put a heavy yoke on us. But now you should lighten the burden of your father’s service and the heavy yoke he put on us, and we will serve you.” New American Bible “Your father put a heavy yoke on us. If you now lighten the harsh servitude and the heavy yoke your father imposed on us, we will be your servants.” NET Bible
Yoke as a Symbol of Submission and Service. One of the primary meanings of yoke in the Bible is that of submission and service. Just as oxen are yoked together to plow a field, believers are called to submit themselves to God’s will and serve Him wholeheartedly. Jesus famously said, “Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle ...
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Matthew 11:28-30. New International Version. 28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”. Read full chapter.
