Exodus 1:1-2:22; Psalm 31:1-24; Matthew 27:45-66
Their bull breeds without failure. Job 21:10 NKJV
You shall not muzzle an ox while it treads out the grain. Deuteronomy 25:4 NKJV
Thus Aaron shall come…with the blood of a young bull as a sin offering. Leviticus 16:3 NKJV
The Chinese person born in the Year of the Ox/Bull is claimed to be diligent and hardworking. The ox in Scripture is a picture of service as it treads the mill. The bullock is strong and was offered as a burnt sacrifice to atone for Israel’s sins. Jesus was a faithful servant and a full sacrifice for our sin. Be yoked to Jesus this Chinese New Year (Matt. 11:28-30). —K. C. Ung
Help us, O Lord, Thy yoke to wear, delighting in Thy perfect will;
Each other’s burden learn to bear, and thus Thy law of love fulfill. —T. Cotterill