Under the similitude of the fat bulls of Bashan the Prophet shews how Israel had oppressed the poor and lean among them. And under the figure of fishermen, he sets forth how in the end they that oppressed should be dragged away. The Reader will observe from hence, what is always connected together, haughtiness and cruelty to men, where the heart is rebelling against God.
CHAPTER IV _Israel reproved for their oppression_, 1-3; _idolatry_, 4, 5; _and for their impenitence under the chastising hand of God_, 6-11. _The omniscience and uncontrollable power of God_, 12...
HEAR YE THIS, YE KINE OF BASHAN - The pastures of Bashan were very rich, and it had its name probably from its richness of soil . The Batanea of later times was a province only of the kingdom of Basha...
CHAPTER 4 The Second Discourse _ 1. Divine threatening and irony (Amos 4:1) _ 2. Yet have ye not returned unto Me (Amos 4:6) 3. Prepare to meet thy God (Amos 4:12)...
THE WOMEN OF SAMARIA. Like Isaiah (Isaiah 31:6), Amos turns to denounce the extravagant and wicked frivolity of the women of the upper classes. He is not necessarily charging them with responsibility...
HEAR... YE. Masculine KINE. heifers: the women. Compare Psalms 22:22 (masculine), Ezekiel 39:18 (masculine) MOUNTAIN = hill country. OPPRESS. Hebrew. _ashak_, as in Amos 3:9 (feminine) Reference t
_Hear this word_ Amos 4:1; Amos 5:1. _ye kine of Bashan_ Bashan was the fertile region on the E. of Jordan, bounded on the S. by the Jarmuk, and a line passing through Edrei to Salecah, on the W. by G...
The women of Samaria....
_FAT COWS OF BASHAN -- AMOS 4:1-3:_ Amos dealt with the oppression and injustice by those that called themselves God's people. He called the women fat cows of Bashan. Bashan was on the east of Jordan,...
YE KINE OF BASHAN— See the note on Psalms 22:12 and Ezekiel 39:18. After having testified in the preceding chapter against the sumptuous palaces, the luxury and extravagance of Samaria, the prophet he...
REASON CALLS FOR REPENTANCE GOD'S HOLINESS DEMANDS PUNISHMENT FOR EVIL TEXT: Amos 4:1-5 1 Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, that oppress the poor, that crush t...
Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, which oppress the poor, which crush the needy, which say to their masters, Bring, and let us drink. HEAR THIS WORD, YE KINE O...
THE SECOND ADDRESS 1-3. The heartless luxury of the rich women. 4, 5. The elaborate sacrifices and pilgrimages. 6-12. The failure of God's chastisements to produce amendment. 1. These pampered wome...
THE MAN WITH A DIFFICULT MESSAGE FROM GOD AMOS _MARK KIRKPATRICK_ CHAPTER 4 THE WOMEN WHO LOVE LUXURY V1 Listen to this, you cows of Bashan, who live on the mountains of Samaria. You hurt poor...
BASHAN. — This contained the rich pasture-lands east of the Jordan, between Hermon and the mountains of Gilead, where cattle flourished. The “strong bulls of Bashan” (Psalms 22:12) were descriptive of...
שִׁמְע֞וּ הַ דָּבָ֣ר הַ זֶּ֗ה פָּרֹ֤ות הַ
CIVILIZATION AND JUDGMENT Amos 3:1 - Amos 4:3 WE now enter the Second Section of the Book of Amos: Chapter s 3-6. It is a collection of various oracles of denunciation, grouped partly by the recurre...
CALAMITIES ARE GOD'S WARNINGS Amos 4:1-11 Speaking after the imagery of his vocation, Amos the herdsman compares the rich and powerful of Samaria, who were living in luxury and wantonness, to the kin...
The second discourse consists of Jehovah's summons to the people. It commences with a severe and terrible indictment of the women. He addressed them as "Ye kine of Bashan," which reveals the degradati...
Hear this word, ye (a) kine of Bashan, that [are] in the mountain of Samaria, which oppress the poor, which crush the needy, which say to their masters, (b) Bring, and let us drink. (a) Thus he calls...
_Fat kine. He means the great ones that lived in plenty and wealth, (Challoner) and without restraint, (Isaias xv. 5., and Jeremias xlvi. 20.; Calmet) having no compassion for the poor. (Worthington)...
Lectures on the Minor Prophets. W. Kelly. "The words of Amos, who was among the herdmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the...
He who divided the chapters seems not to have well considered the Prophet’s argument: for he pursues here his reproof of the rich, and he had been prophesying against the chief men in the kingdom of I...
Chapter 4 presents the oppression of the poor, and the worship which the children of Israel rendered at will in the places they had chosen. God also would act as He saw fit. He had indeed already done...
HEAR THIS WORD, YE KINE OF BASHAN,.... Or "cows of Bashan" n; a country beyond Jordan, inhabited by the tribes of Gad and Reuben, and the half tribe of Manasseh, very fruitful of pasturage, and where...
Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that [are] in the mountain of Samaria, which oppress the poor, which crush the needy, which say to their masters, Bring, and let us drink. Ver. 1. _Hear this word,...
_Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan_ Bashan was famous for its flocks and herds, Deuteronomy 32:14; Ezekiel 39:18. The proud and luxurious matrons of Israel may be here described. In this sense the wor...
DENUNCIATION OF THE OUTSTANDING VICES...
Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, this name being taken from the strong, well-fed cattle of the pasture country east of Jordan, THAT ARE IN THE MOUNTAIN OF SAMARIA, the description agreeing with the...
1-5 What is got by extortion is commonly used to provide for the flesh, and to fulfil the lusts thereof. What is got by oppression cannot be enjoyed with satisfaction. How miserable are those whose co...
AMOS CHAPTER 4 Israel reproved for oppression, AMOS 4:1; for idolatry, AMOS 4:4,5; and for their incorrigibleness, AMOS 4:6. This verse is an introduction to all that follows in this chapter. HEAR att...
Amos 4:1 Hear H8085 (H8798) word H1697 cows H6510 Bashan H1316 mountain H2022 Samaria H8111 oppress H6231 ...
TWO INDICTMENTS OF THE PEOPLE WHICH WILL RESULT IN A SERIES OF CHASTISEMENTS (AMOS 4:1). A new oracle now begins with the words ‘hear this word ---' (compare Amos 3:1; Amos 5:1) and consists of indict...
ORACLE OF WARNING TO THE WEALTHY WOMEN OF SAMARIA (AMOS 4:1). We can tend to forget that the women of Israel/Judah were regularly equally guilty with the men, but the prophets never forgot it, for the...
CONTENTS: Threatening against the oppressors in Israel. Israel reminded of God's chastening in the past. CHARACTERS: God. CONCLUSION: God designs all His providential rebukes to influence men to tur...
Amos 4:1. _Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan._ The strong bulls of Bashan are celebrated in scripture. Psalms 22:13. _Vaccæ pingues,_ fat cows, haughty women, abandoned to luxurious ease, and who, equ...
_Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria._ GOD THE CHAMPION OF THE OPPRESSED I. The character of these men. “Ye kine of Bashan,” etc. The feminine, “kine,” marks their...
AMOS—NOTE ON AMOS 4:1 This second oracle (see note on 2:6–6:14) is composed of three parts. In Amos 4:1, Amos expands somewhat on the points made in...
CRITICAL NOTES.] KINE] Fat and wanton, yet effeminate and luxuriant; reproved not for fierceness, but unfeeling insolence and oppression. SAY] (1) Wives here intended, voluptuous women after the analo...
EXPOSITION AMOS 4:1 _§ 2. Second address. The prophet reproves the voluptuous women of Samaria, and fortells their captivity _(Amos 4:1);_ with bitter irony he describes the people's devotion to idol...
Then the Lord says, Hear this word, ye cows of Bashan (Amos 4:1), They worshiped the calf so God calls them a bunch of cows. But because they worshiped the calf, He speaks disdainfully concerning th...
1 Kings 16:24; Amos 2:6; Amos 2:7; Amos 2:8; Amos 3:10;...
Kine of Bashan — So Amos compares the mighty, wanton, and oppressive rulers of Israel, to those full — fed, strong, and wanton beasts which in the herds did push at, hurt, and disturb the weaker cattl...