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In 1 Samuel 30:12, pressed raisins are administered to revive a fainting slave. In 1 Samuel 25:18 they’re part of a generous list of foodstuffs provided by Abigail for David. In 2 Samuel 6:19 and 1 Chronicles 16:3, David hands out raisin cakes to the people after a sacrifice in the temple, as a sign of celebration and blessing.
To be precise: even though “they turn to other gods and love the sacred raisin cakes”. We are supposed to be amazed by God’s love in the face of total rejection and immoral behavior by the Israelites. And the number one example of rejection and immorality that God comes up with is: loving raisin cakes.
In Isaiah 16:7 they’re used to represent all the lost prosperity of the nation of Moab: “Lament and grieve”, we are told, “for the raisin cakes of Kir Haraseth”. But if raisin cakes are so great elsewhere in the Bible, why are they a problem in Hosea 3?
A raisin cake seems to be the ancient equivalent of really nice chocolate: energy-rich, delicious, and luxurious. In Isaiah 16:7 they’re used to represent all the lost prosperity of the nation of Moab: “Lament and grieve”, we are told, “for the raisin cakes of Kir Haraseth”.
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