Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Thy father made our yoke grievous: now therefore make thou the grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we will serve thee.
Bible References
Our yoke
1 Kings 4:7
And Solomon had twelve officers over all Israel who provided provisions for the king and his household. Each man had to make provision for a month in the year.
1 Kings 9:15
And this is the reason for the conscription which king Solomon raised to build the house of LORD, and his own house, and Millo, and the wall of Jerusalem, and Hazor, and Megiddo, and Gezer.
1 Samuel 8:11
And he said, This will be the manner of the king who shall reign over you: He will take your sons, and appoint them to him for his chariots, and to be his horsemen, and they shall run before his chariots.
2 Chronicles 10:4
Thy father made our yoke grievous. Now therefore make thou the grievous service of thy father, and his heavy yoke which he put upon us, lighter, and we will serve thee.
Matthew 11:29
Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, because I am meek and lowly in heart, and ye will find rest for your souls.
Matthew 23:4
For they bind heavy burdens and difficult to bear, and lay them on men's shoulders, but they do not want to move them with their finger.
1 John 5:3
For this is the love of God, that we may keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome.