Monday, June 29, 2015

In " Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God", who does Johnathan Edwards say God is angry with?

In Jonathon Edwards' sermon, "Sinners in the Hands of an
Angry God", Edwards is basically saying that God is angry with all of
mankind.


Based upon the Biblical quote from which his
sermon was based upon, "their foot shall slide in due time" (Deuteronomy 32:35), Edwards
was saying that no man was free from God's wrath. The sermon was meant to show his
congregation that God is wrathful. The imagery shown in the sermon basically describes a
horrifying picture of God ready to pull his hand out from under mankind and thus allow
them to fall into the pits of Hell where the Devil is
waiting.


Edwards left no man or woman out. His sermon was
poignant in stating that God was angry with all. The imagery Edwards used in the poem
was meant to elicit fear in the entire congregation.


Typically, this text is paired with Miller's play "The
Crucible". The pairing allows readers to see how the hysteria broke out give the fear of
God embraced by the Puritans.

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