Amo 4:1 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Amos 4:1-3: 4:1-3 In this message Amos holds Samaria’s wives accountable for urging their husbands to perform ruthless acts in order to provide them with money for their parties. 4:1 you fat cows (literally you cows of Bashan ): Bashan was famous for its fierce, fat bulls (Ps 22:12 ; Ezek 39:18 ). Amos uses the feminine form (cows) to paint a picture of Israel’s upper class wives, who cared little for the poor. Their only concern was to extract enough wealth from the needy to support their own consumption.

cPs 22:12►

dEzek 39:18►

‏ Amos 4:1

Summary for Amos 4:1-3: 4:1-3 ^a In this message Amos holds Samaria’s wives accountable for urging their husbands to perform ruthless acts in order to provide them with money for their parties. 4:1 ^b you fat cows (literally you cows of Bashan): Bashan was famous for its fierce, fat bulls (Ps 22:12 ^c; Ezek 39:18 ^d). Amos uses the feminine form (cows) to paint a picture of Israel’s upper class wives, who cared little for the poor. Their only concern was to extract enough wealth from the needy to support their own consumption.