The horse was not used in ancient times in the East for purposes of agriculture or travel, but ordinarily for war only. It appears constantly in Sc…

Deuteronomy 17:14–20. THE LAW OF THE KINGDOM.

When you come to the land. These are not the words of a …

But he shall not multiply horses. The royal power is here circumscribed within certain limits, so that it should not exalt itself too much…

But he shall not multiply horses to himself
That he might not put his trust and confidence in outward things, as som…

God Himself was in a particular manner Israel's King; and if they set another over them, it was necessary that He should choose the person. Accordi…