Olney Hymns · Character
Hezekiah
The righteous king of Judah who trusted God and was granted extended life.
minor
First appearance: 43 oh that i were as in months past
Hezekiah shows up with force in Book II: On Occasional Subjects. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Cited as an example of prayer's power, both in subduing Assyria and in having his life renewed.
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In Book II: On Occasional Subjects: Cited as an example of prayer's power, both in subduing Assyria and in having his life renewed. Later, in On Prayer: On his knees, he subdued Assyria and had his life renewed through…
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- Divine Judgment and Mercy
- Protagonist
- 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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