Olney Hymns · Character
The Shunammite
A wealthy woman who showed hospitality to Elisha and was rewarded with a son.
minor
Also known as the weeping Shunammite
First appearance: 39 the borrowed axe
The Shunammite shows up with force in Before Annual Sermons to Young People on New-Year’s Evenings. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Used as an example of grief and faith, whose son was restored through the prophet's prayer.
The Shunammite first appears in 0041 39 the borrowed axe.
In Before Annual Sermons to Young People on New-Year’s Evenings: Used as an example of grief and faith, whose son was restored through the prophet's prayer.
Later, in The Shunammite: Grieving mother who seeks Elisha's help and sees her son restored.
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- Divine Judgment and Mercy
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
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- Breaking point
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- 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 The Shunammite in 39 the borrowed axe