Jesus said, "Take my yoke"

The Jews call their covenant with the Law as taking upon themselves “the yoke of the commandments.” There are 613 commandments in the Law that they covenant to keep.

The yoke of Jesus is His New Covenant of the Gospel.

Jesus said,

"Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light." - Matthew 11:28-30 KJV

Jesus brought the New Covenant of the Gospel when He died for our sins, was buried, and on the third day rose again. The Gospel is His death, burial, and resurrection.

We take His yoke upon us when we learn of Jesus and obey His Gospel.

On the Day of Pentecost, when the Church began, Peter preached how to obey the Gospel to enter the New Covenant.

"Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost." - Acts 2:38 KJV

At first all the church was Jews. Then Gentiles began to be converted. (Acts 10, Acts 15:3).

"But there rose up certain of the sect of the Pharisees which believed, saying, that it was needful to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses." - Acts 15:5 KJV (Also Acts 15:1).

"And the apostles and elders came together for to consider of this matter." - Acts 15:6 KJV (Acts 15:28-29).

Peter spoke about the yoke of the Law.

"Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?" - Acts 15:10 KJV

Paul also spoke of the yoke of the Law.

"Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage." - Galatians 5:1 KJV (Matthew 23:4).

To be continued…