John Trapp Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 8:10
Deu 8:10 When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt bless the LORD thy God for the good land which he hath given thee. Ver. 10. Then thou shalt bless. ] “ Rarm fumaut foelicibus arm. ” Solomon’s wealth did him more harm than ever his wisdom did him good. But that should not have been. Solomon’s altar was four times as large as Moses’s, Exo 27:1 to teach us, that as our peace and prosperity is more than others, so should our service in a due proportion. read more
John Trapp Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 8:9
Deu 8:9 A land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not lack any [thing] in it; a land whose stones [are] iron, and out of whose hills thou mayest dig brass. Ver. 9. Thou shalt not lack anything in it. ] Of the Island of Cyprus it is said, that it sendeth forth great abundance of commodities to other countries, of whom it craveth no help again. a It was anciently called Macaria, the Blessed. Marcellinus, to show the fertility of it, saith that Cyprus aboundeth with... read more