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BIBLE CUSTMOS AND CURIOSITIES (TUCKING IN THE CLOAK)

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Both men and women of the Bible times wore outer robes or cloaks that extended almost to the feet (read Gen 37:3; Deut 22:5 and 1 Sam 19:24). These loose-fitting gowns were held tight against the body by a belt or sash (generally referred to as a “girdle” by the King James Version) around the person’s waist.

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BIBLE CUSTOMS & CURIOSITIES (AN EASY YOKE)

April 16, 2021bible customs, bible customs and curiosities, bible studies, bible study, bible times, Christ, Christian, christian studies, Christian study, christianity, Church, curiosities, customs, Faith, God, God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, God the Son, harvest, Holy Bible, jesus, Jesus Christ, King James Holy Bible, Lord, new testament, NIV, Old Testament, preach, preaching, primitive, prophet, Proverbs, stones, sunday, the church, theology, Uncategorizedburdensome, collar, commitment, easy, easy yoke, forgiveness, Gospel, Hosea, light, Matthew, metaphor, neck, NIV, pharisees, placed, rest, teach, teachings, wooden, wore, yokeabarkley8

A yoke was a wooden collar placed on the neck of an ox to which plows and other farming implements were attached (Hosea 11:4). Jesus used the yoke in this passage as a metaphor for commitment to Him and His teachings.

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