1. “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” Sermon by Jonathan Edwards Background: 44-45 Text: 46-49 Sermon by Jonathan Edwards Background: 44-45 Text: 46-49

2. Vocabulary (pg 45) Provoked Appease Abhor Abominable Induce Provoked Appease Abhor Abominable Induce

3. Literary Terms Figures of speech (pg 45) – Metaphors, similes, personification Rhetorical Devices – Parallelism – repetition of words or phrases that have similar grammatical structure (example page 46) – Repetition (48) – Analogy and imagery (throughout) Figures of speech (pg 45) – Metaphors, similes, personification Rhetorical Devices – Parallelism – repetition of words or phrases that have similar grammatical structure (example page 46) – Repetition (48) – Analogy and imagery (throughout)

4. Edwards’ Purpose To strike fear into the listeners in order to convince them that they need to live a life of humility and righteousness.

5. Edwards’ Message You are all in hell, but God is keeping you out by his grace God can abandon you whenever he wants Become reborn in Christ so that you can be rescued You are all in hell, but God is keeping you out by his grace God can abandon you whenever he wants Become reborn in Christ so that you can be rescued

6. Discussion/Analysis Identify his rhetorical devices and use of imagery How does Edwards see God? What does he mean by “men are held in the hand of God”? How do you escape God’s anger? How do we view God today? How would Edwards have viewed a national tragedy, such as September 11? Identify his rhetorical devices and use of imagery How does Edwards see God? What does he mean by “men are held in the hand of God”? How do you escape God’s anger? How do we view God today? How would Edwards have viewed a national tragedy, such as September 11?