Jonathon Edwards: from "Sinners in the Hands of ..." - Read

Question 1

background of the text

Answer 1

• Jonathon Edwards addresses his powerful sermon to those who have “not been born again,” meaning anyone who has not embrace God, and tries to convince them that they are living in sin, risking the considerable power of His wrath

Question 2

power of word choice

Answer 2

• to help “sinners” understand the dangers they face if they do not embrace God, Edwards compares the power of God’s wrath to several things
• • spiders, words, serpents, and loathsome insects
• • an arrow pointed directly at their heart
• • a hot, fiery, bottomless pit
• • something that will “swallow up your thoughts, and amaze your soul”
• in this, as in many sermons, the power is particularly emphasized in the introduction and in the conclusion

Question 3

which paragraphs of the sermon of Edwards use the image of an arrow of death

Answer 3

• paragraphs 4 and 6

Question 4

god’s wrath is compared to

Answer 4

• paragraph 6: a bow that is bent, with Justice bending the arrow at your heart

Question 5

Edwards describes hell as

Answer 5

• a hot, fiery, bottomless pit

Question 6

who was Edwards addressing his sermon to in “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”

Answer 6

• those that have “not been born again”

Question 7

paragraph 11: according to sermon of Edwards, those who have been born again enjoy

Answer 7

• feasting, rejoicing, and singing