I need help with this question, it says what picture of god is the author painting? How do you think this relates to the author's purpose? can you...

puts god as a
hand that holds us over the fire-pit of hell, basically. These hands are unpredictable,
unexpected, and we have no control over them. Change and repentance must happen, and people must
go back to the faith or else that God is capable of burning us all not on a specific day, but
any day he chooses.

Now, he did this revival speech to the congregation of
Enfield, Massachusetts (later Connecticut) in July 1741. His group was falling apart and people
were becoming more interested in making it in the colonies rather than to preserve a religiosity
that takes over everything.

Edwards was quite upset about it, and did this
revival speech to persuade people to follow him. He does this persuasion through fear, which is
the most efficient way to convince.