Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi,“You have brought ruin on me by making me a foul odor among the inhabitants of the land– among the Canaanites and the Perizzites. I am few in number; they will join forces against me and attack me, and both I and my family will be destroyed!”
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TSK · Exodus 5:21
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Moses told this to the Israelites, but they did not listen to him because of their discouragement and hard labor.
All Israel heard this message,“Saul has attacked the Philistine outpost, and now Israel is repulsive to the Philistines!” So the people were summoned to join Saul at Gilgal.
When the Ammonites realized that David was disgusted with them, they sent and hired 20,000 foot soldiers from Aram Beth Rehob and Aram Zobah, in addition to 1000 men from the king of Maacah and 12,000 men from Ish-tob.
One dead fly makes the perfumer’s ointment give off a rancid stench, so a little folly can outweigh much wisdom.
For we are a sweet aroma of Christ to God among those who are being saved and among those who are perishing–