ensure that in the life beyond the dead one would “walk in the light,” here meaning eternal joy and salvation. The grace of the salvation to come is expressed in various ways. Three reasons for the people’s joy in salvation are mentioned (each introduced by ki, “for”), leading to a great climax. 1. Galilee will be delivered from the “yoke” of the Assyrians (cf. Isa. 10:24–27). Israel is pictured as an ox under that yoke, being whipped to move along by the staff of the driver. Israel is to be