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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...
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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...
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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)...
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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...
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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
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_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...
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The women of Samaria....
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_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,...
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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...
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REASON CALLS FOR REPENTANCE GOD'S HOLINESS DEMANDS PUNISHMENT FOR EVIL
TEXT: Amos 4:1-5
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Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of
Samaria, that oppress the poor, that crush t...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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שִׁמְע֞וּ הַ דָּבָ֣ר הַ זֶּ֗ה
פָּרֹ֤ות הַ
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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_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)...
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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 oppre...
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Contents
The Lord is still pleading with Israel, and most solemn pleading it
is. The Lord showeth also, how ineffectual hitherto his punishments to
reform had proved....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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_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...
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DENUNCIATION OF THE OUTSTANDING VICES...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Amos 4:1 Hear H8085 (H8798) word H1697 cows H6510 Bashan H1316
mountain H2022 Samaria H8111 oppress H6231 ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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_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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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1 Kings 16:24; Amos 2:6; Amos 2:7; Amos 2:8; Amos 3:10;...
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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...