Yahweh said to me, "Go again, love a woman loved by another, and an adulteress, even as Yahweh loves the children of Israel, though they turn to other gods, and love cakes of raisins."
"And love cakes of raisins ..." "These were delicacies made of flour and pressed raisins, figuratively representing the idolatrous worship."[2] Most of the scholars stress the fact of these "goodies" being a symbol of the sensuality and carnal desires associated with paganism; but we believe there is an even more significant connection.  The customary price paid by those frequenting the pagan shrines and given in exchange for the use of their so-called priestesses in fornication was simply the "raisin cakes" mentioned here.  Thus, it was the love of Israel for the gross sensuality of the pagan cult which formed the principal motivation for their departure from the Lord.