📊 Matthew 11:28-29 (Original greek, obedience & trivia)

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📧 In today’s email…

• The Greek word for yoke 🗣️ 

• Obedience & ‘rest’ 🤔 

• Tuesday Trivia question 📊

 🧠 Memorize

_{see if you know what words go in the blanks}

Come __ __, __ ___ who are _____ and burdened ___ _ ____ give you ____.

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.

Matthew 11:28-29

Original Greek: “Take my yoke upon you..”

The Greek word for yoke in verse 29 is zygos (pronounced zoo-gahs).

What is a yoke? (2 meanings)

1. Literally, it’s a wooden cross piece fastened over the necks of two farm animals and attached to a plow or cart. It’s a work instrument.

Metaphorically, a yoke also symbolized a burden or a set of responsibilities.

In first-century Judaism, a yoke was a metaphor for a rabbi’s interpretation and application of the Torah. So every rabbi had a “yoke” that they expected their students to live by.

To “take Jesus’ yoke upon you” is to submit under his authority, just as a farm animal is under the yoke of the farmer.

It means giving Jesus control and choosing to obey his teachings and live his way of life (holiness, radical forgiveness, self-sacrificial love).

Apply & respond 🏃‍♂️ 

In this passage, Jesus is not talking about giving you a vacation and time off. After all, a yoke is an instrument for work.

He’s offering a different way of life that leads to freedom and rest that comes when we surrender and choose to obey him.

Reflect

What is one area of your life where Jesus is inviting you into obedience?

Trivia 💡 

Click one of the options below. Let’s see how you do..

Answer key ✅ 

Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

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.

Matthew 11:28-29