Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God Lesson Plan

Edwards opens his sermon with four implications from Deuteronomy 32:35. List and explain these implications.

Deuteronomy 32:35 states, "their foot shall slide in due time," referring to the ancient Israelites who saw themselves as God's chosen people. Edwards argues that this verse implies, first, that the Israelites were always exposed to destruction. They were tempted by the world and always in danger of rejecting God and falling out of his favor. The second point is somewhat repetitive. Edwards restates that the Israelites were exposed to destruction, but this time adds that the destruction was unexpected. The Israelites were liable to "fall" at any moment, yet they...