“The Horns of the Altar” and bulls?

[JairCrawford]

Well, the phrase “horns of the altar” in the Amos 3:14 verse appears to be a polemic specifically against the altar at Bethel, which is one of the places we know that a golden calf/bull was erected.

“On the day I punish Israel for her sins,
I will destroy the altars of Bethel;
the horns of the altar will be cut off
and fall to the ground.

As you say, it's probably a polemic against altars erected/readopted for other gods.

It's not about bulls or calves, no matter what connection you may have thought about with regards to these altars.

No connection even here?

“So the king consulted , and he made two golden calves; and he said to the people, “It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem; behold your gods, Israel, that brought you up from the land of Egypt. And he set up one in Bethel, and the other he put in Dan.“ 1 Kings 12:28-29

I expect so too but what’s that got to do with horns of the altar? XD

Awfully selective of which bit of fiction is to be discussed within this thread, are we???

I didn’t mean to come across like that. I didn’t understand the point you were making at first. Now I do. I promise I’m not being snarky towards you at all I hope I didn’t come across that way.