Matthew 11:25-27 (NRSV)
25 At
that time Jesus said, “I thank you, Father,
Lord of heaven and earth, because you have
hidden these things from the wise and the
intelligent and have revealed them to infants;
26 yes, Father, for such was your gracious will.
27 All things have been handed over to me by my
Father; and no one knows the Son except the
Father, and no one knows the Father except the
Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to
reveal him.
Matthew 11:28-30 (NRSV)
28 “Come
to me, all you that are weary and are
carrying heavy burdens, 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.”
“Yoke”
May 10, 2015
Yoke signifies
heavy or burdensome labor
… take a heifer that has never been worked, one
that has not pulled in the yoke …
Deuteronomy 21:3 (NRSV)
Yoke symbolizes
bondage or servitude
Lamentations 1:14
NSRV
Yoke symbolizes
bondage or servitude
My transgressions were bound into a yoke;
by his hand they were fastened together;
they weigh on my neck, sapping my strength;
the Lord handed me over
to those whom I cannot withstand.
Galatians 5:1 (NRSV)
For freedom Christ has set us free. Stand firm,
therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of
slavery.
Yoke is associated with oppression
Yoke is associated with oppression
Isaiah 9:4 NRSV
For the yoke of their burden,
and the bar across their shoulders,
the rod of their oppressor,
you have broken as on the day of Midian.
… the yoke of their burden …
you have broken
For a child has been born for us,
a son given to us;
authority rests upon his shoulders;
and he is named
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Isaiah 9:6 NRSV
Yoke
• Signifies heavy or burdensome labor
• Symbolizes bondage or servitude
• Associated with oppression
Matthew 11:28-30 (NRSV)
28 “Come
to me, all you that are weary and are
carrying heavy burdens, 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.”
zygote (zī'gōt')
• The cell formed by the union of the nuclei of
two reproductive cells, especially a fertilized
egg cell.
“Yoke”
May 10, 2015
Acts 15:10–11 (NRSV)
10 Now
therefore why are you putting God to the
test by placing on the neck of the disciples a
yoke that neither our ancestors nor we have
been able to bear? 11 On the contrary, we
believe that we will be saved through the grace
of the Lord Jesus, just as they will.”
Leviticus 26:12–13 (NRSV)
12 And
I will walk among you, and will be your
God, and you shall be my people.
13 I
am the Lord your God who brought you out
of the land of Egypt, to be their slaves no more;
I have broken the bars of your yoke and made
you walk erect.