What is revealed in Amos 4:1–5 about the anger of the Lord against injustice by wealthy people against the poor? BEHIND THE SCENES The wives of the principal men of Samaria are likened to the cows raised in the verdant pastures of Bashan. Their desire for more wealth and luxury spurs their husbands to do more wicked deeds; thus they share the guilt of their husbands for exploiting the poor ruthlessly.4 What progression of chastening had the Lord brought upon unresponsive, wealthy Israel prior to