TSK · Genesis 48:17

What he did was evil in the LORD’s sight, so the LORD killed him too.

The Israelites Complain When the people complained, it displeased the LORD. When the LORD heard it, his anger burned, and so the fire of the LORD burned among them and consumed some of the outer parts of the camp.

But the LORD said to Samuel,“Don’t be impressed by his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. God does not view things the way men do. People look on the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.”

God was also offended by it, so he attacked Israel.

nor are all the children Abraham’s true descendants; rather“through Isaac will your descendants be counted.”