Amos 4:1 ” Hear this word, you cows of Bashan on Mount Samaria, you women who oppress the poor and crush the needy and say to your husbands, ‘ Bring us some drinks!’ “

The prophet Amos was using a metaphor in comparing the upper class Samaritan women to the  sleek, fat cattle found in Bashan.  These women had no problem in oppressing the poor to get what they wanted…and nagging their husbands into submission to get it.  Amos warned them that in the end,  they would be treated like cattle…herded by their captors  to places  they didn’t want to go.

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A Christian mother, grandmother, and retired nurse living in Illinois. Called into a ministry of encouraging others to find their ultimate plan and purpose in life through Christ. View all posts by kezha1