Bible Question:
I have searched everywhere for a clear and understandable discription of the "Yoke" and the operaton of the yoke. I am looking for a discriptive and demonstration of how it worked. I f you have a informative sight or even can describe it yourself please feel free to help me out here....:) I am not looking for "Take my Yoke upon you", or just scriptures with yoke involved but a clear discription please. Thank You for your help in advance God Bless |
Bible Answer: A type of harness that connected a pair of animals to a plow or similar tool. Oxen were the most common animals used in working the land. A yoke of oxen was a pair (1 Sam. 11:7; Luke 14:19). Using a pair to pull a plow required a yoke to link them together so they could work efficiently. Yokes were usually made of a wooden beam shaped to fit over the necks of the two animals and held in place by wooden or leather fasteners. The yoke was also used as a symbol of the burden or oppression of heavy responsibility, duty, sin, or punishment (1 Kin. 12:4–14; Jer. 27:8–12; Acts 15:10). In New Testament times the phrase “take the yoke of” was used by the Jewish rabbis to mean, “become the pupil of” a certain teacher. Jesus gave a gentle invitation to His disciples: “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” (Matt. 11:29–30). Youngblood, R. F. (1995). Nelson's new illustrated Bible dictionary. Rev. ed. of: Nelson's illustrated Bible dictionary.;Includes index. Nashville: T. Nelson. |
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