2. 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.

3. Matthew 11: (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.”

4. “Yoke”
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5. 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)

6. Yoke symbolizes bondage or servitude

7. 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.

8. Galatians 5:1 (NRSV)
For freedom Christ has set us free. Stand firm, therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.

9. Yoke is associated with oppression

10. 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.

11. … 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

12. Yoke Signifies heavy or burdensome labor
Symbolizes bondage or servitude
Associated with oppression

13. Matthew 11: (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.”

14. zygote (zī'gōt')  
The cell formed by the union of the nuclei of two reproductive cells, especially a fertilized egg cell.

15. “Yoke”
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16. 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.”

17. 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.