Olney Hymns · Character
Belshazzar
The Babylonian king who saw the handwriting on the wall and was slain that night.
minor
First appearance: book i on select texts of scripture
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Profanely bold, defied the Lord of hosts, saw the handwriting on the wall, trembled, and was humbled by vengeance.
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- Divine Judgment and Mercy
- Faith and Redemption Figures
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- 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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See Belshazzar in book i on select texts of scripture