Olney Hymns · Character
Ephraim
The tribe of Joseph, often used as a symbol of the northern kingdom of Israel.
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First appearance: Book I: On Select Texts of Scripture
Ephraim shows up with force in Book I: On Select Texts of Scripture. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Symbolic of the repentant sinner, remembered by God despite his faults.
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In Book I: On Select Texts of Scripture: Symbolic of the repentant sinner, remembered by God despite his faults. Later, in Ephraim Repenting: The repentant sinner, once stubborn and rebellious, now humbled by God's…
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- Other
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- Patriarchs and Grace
- Faith and Redemption Figures
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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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 Ephraim in Book I: On Select Texts of Scripture