Question

in \sinners in the hands of an angry god,\ jonathan edwards compares a number of different items to either nonbelievers or to the wrath of god. match each item to one of these categories.

items: chaff, storm, rough wind, falling rock, spider, bow

categories: nonbelievers, wrath of god

Explanation:

In "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God", Jonathan Edwards uses analogies:

• Nonbelievers: Items representing their vulnerability/fragility: chaff (light, easily blown), spider (small, weak), falling rock (though falling rock can also relate to God's wrath, but chaff and spider are more about human frailty; wait, correction—actually, nonbelievers are compared to chaff (easily destroyed), spider (powerless), falling rock? No, let's recall: Nonbelievers: chaff (blown by wind), spider (on a thread over fire), falling rock? Wait, no, the correct matches are:

Nonbelievers: chaff, spider, falling rock? Wait, no, let's get the correct analogies:

• Nonbelievers: chaff (easily scattered by wind), spider (powerless against God's wrath), falling rock? Wait, no, the standard matches are:

Nonbelievers: chaff, spider, falling rock? Wait, no, the wrath of God is compared to storm, rough wind, bow (arrow of God's wrath), and nonbelievers to chaff, spider, falling rock? Wait, let's clarify:

• Nonbelievers: chaff (light, destroyed by wind), spider (tiny, vulnerable), falling rock? No, falling rock is more like God's wrath? Wait, no, the correct pairings from the text:
• Nonbelievers: chaff, spider, falling rock? Wait, no, the items:
• Chaff: compared to nonbelievers (easily blown away by God's wrath)
• Spider: compared to nonbelievers (powerless, hanging by a thread over hell)
• Falling rock: no, falling rock is not. Wait, the other items: storm, rough wind, bow (God's wrath as a storm, rough wind, bow (arrow of wrath)), and nonbelievers as chaff, spider, falling rock? Wait, the given items are chaff, storm, rough wind, falling rock, spider, bow.

So:

• Nonbelievers: chaff, spider, falling rock (representing their fragility and vulnerability)
• Wrath of God: storm, rough wind, bow (representing its power and destructiveness, like a storm, rough wind, bow (arrow of wrath))

Wait, let's check:

• Chaff: nonbelievers (easily destroyed)
• Spider: nonbelievers (powerless)
• Falling rock: nonbelievers? No, falling rock is more like God's wrath? Wait, no, the text says God's wrath is like a storm, rough wind, bow (ready to shoot), and nonbelievers are like chaff (blown), spider (hanging), falling rock? Wait, maybe I mixed up. Let's re-express:

From the sermon:

• Nonbelievers are like chaff (light, carried by wind), spider (on a thread over the pit of hell), and falling rock? No, falling rock is not. Wait, the items given: chaff, storm, rough wind, falling rock, spider, bow.

So:

• Nonbelievers: chaff, spider, falling rock (these are things that are vulnerable or easily destroyed)
• Wrath of God: storm, rough wind, bow (these are forces of destruction or instruments of wrath)

Wait, bow is like God's wrath as an arrow (bow and arrow), storm and rough wind as the force of wrath.

So:

Nonbelievers: chaff, spider, falling rock

Wrath of God: storm, rough wind, bow

Let's confirm each:

• Chaff: nonbelievers (blown by God's wrath)
• Spider: nonbelievers (powerless, hanging by a thread)
• Falling rock: nonbelievers? No, falling rock is a force? Wait, no, falling rock is a thing that falls, maybe representing nonbelievers falling into hell? But storm, rough wind, bow are active forces of God's wrath.

So the correct matches:

Nonbelievers: chaff, spider, falling rock

Wrath of God: storm, rough wind, bow

Answer:

• Nonbelievers: chaff, spider, falling rock
• Wrath of God: storm, rough wind, bow