A yoke is a wooden beam which is used between a pair of oxen to allow them to pull a load (oxen almost always work in pairs). There are several types, used in different cultures, and for different types of oxen. A pair of oxen is also called a yoke of oxen, and yoke is also used as a verb: "to yoke a pair of oxen".
'Yoke' is a frequent metaphor in the Old Testament and it usually relates to slavery or having to carry a heavy burden on our shoulders. In our Christian lives, we are created to live in eternity and be victorious over the world. But for some of us, we are burdened with our own yoke from the past that hinders us to stand free in the presence of God without any condemnation.
Read Galatians 5:1 [here] and listen to the sermon as it imparts the Biblical principles on how we can break the yoke in our lives so that we can walk freely in the presence of God.
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