Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God

The imagery that shows up MOST in Edwards' sermon is...

• Happy, warm, encouraging visuals

• Scary, violent visuals, sounds, and feelings

• Exciting, inspiring sounds and visuals

• All of these

Jonathan Edwards was a significant person in which major movement?

• The Enlightenment
• The American Revolution
• The Great Awakening
• The Great Depression

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Another word for anger is...

• abhor

• wrath

• loathsome

• prudence

When Edwards says that "men are held in the hand of God," he means that

• all human beings can fit into the palm of God's hand
• God is a kind father
• the fate of human beings is determined by God
• God will save everyone

Edwards builds a sense of urgency and peril by suggesting that

• death and damnation may occur at any moment
• the church is being persecuted by unholy forces
• ministers alone can determine who is to be saved
• the ends of the world is coming soon

Jonathan Edwards uses this literary device to create vivid pictures in the minds of his audience.

• Theme

• Tone

• Inversion

• Imagery

"that keeps the arrow one moment from being made drunk with your blood". Select the correct example of figurative language and comparison.

• In this example of personification, the world is given the ability to violently reject people if it weren't for God's hand. 
• In this example of personification, the flames of sin in people's heart are given the ability to fight and resist, trying to burst forward from the sinners and run rampant.
• In this example of repetition, Edwards reiterates the reluctance of God's creations existing for people to serve the devil with.  
• In this example of personification, God's arrow of justice is compared to a monster which craves human blood.  

"You have offended him infinitely more than ever a stubborn rebel did his prince". What is being compared?

• In this metaphor, God's wrath is described as an oven capable of burning up the souls of those who are not born again. 
• In this metaphor, humans are compared to offensive adversaries to God's royal throne. 
• In this metaphor, the choices and decisions people make to be good, pure people are insignificant under the crushing weight of God's anger.
• In this metaphor, God's wrath is described as a weapon ready to shoot down any and all sinners with justice. 

True or False: "The God that holds your over the pit of hell, much as one holds a spider or some loathsome insect..." Edwards uses this metaphor to show how helpless and powerless human beings are in comparison to God's might.

• True 
• False 

After persuading his listeners of their sinfulness during most of the selection from Sinners, how does Edward's attitude change at the end of the sermon?

• He becomes angrier.

• He becomes hopeful.

• He becomes sorrowful.

• He becomes humorous.