The Identification of the baker and other related terms in Hosea 6:11b-7:10

Abstract

The ldentification of the baker and other related terms help in the understanding of the history of the northern kingdom. This research presents how the social evils and the religious idolatry of the northern kingdom of Israel resulted in their total destruction.

Scholars have dlverse identification of the term baker in Hos 6:11b-7:10 which may affect the interpretation of the passage. Questions may have been asked: What do the baker and other related terms represent? Is the word baker referring to a leader of the nation, or to an ordinary person?

After the study, the researcher found out that the word baker does not play any significant part in the simile. It only plays a supplementary role where the oven is the focus of the simile. The word baker is only referring to an ordinary person who bakes bread unlike the conclusion of most of the scholars.