Rest for your Souls

The Jews to whom Christ spoke were loaded down with the sacrificial laws that pointed to Christ that were removed by the cross of Christ, Colossians 2:14. In addition, the Scribes and Pharisees had also loaded down the people with burdens that even they were unable to bear. That burden was the traditions of the elders as found in the Babylonian Talmud, which was very highly regarded in Christ's day.