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The Muzzled Ox

1 Timothy 5:17–18|Monday, June 30, 2025

The ox is a large domesticated creature primarily used for agricultural duties such as plowing, treading grain, and turning millstones. Oxen are strong (Job 39:9-12) and trainable (Isa. 1:3). They were also used as sacrificial animals (Num. 7:3) and were acceptable to eat as food (Deut. 14:14).

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