Olney Hymns · Character
Baal
The Canaanite deity whose prophets were defeated by Elijah on Mount Carmel.
minor
First appearance: 35 elijah fed by ravens
Baal shows up with force in Elijah's Prayer. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The false god worshipped by Israel, contrasted with the true God in the contest on Mount Carmel.
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- Divine Judgment and Mercy
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
The emotional peak occurs in stanza V, where the speaker’s hope is violently extinguished as Satan obscures ev…
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