George Hutcheson, Scottish Presbyterian pastor, talks about the “kine”, or cows, of Bashan, (Amos 4:1). Oppression is a crime for which God will “contend” with a land. He says this is especially condemned in the text when the magistrates of a land are involved.
Today, would we instead publish warnings that God will contend with those who complain about treatment of the poor?
How can you protect and support the weak and indigent?