The Lord will send rain at the proper time from his rich treasury in the heavens and will bless all the work you do. You will lend to many nations, but you will never need to borrow from them.

Commentaries

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

A comparison of this chapter with (Exodus 23:20–23) and (Leviticus 26:0) will show how Moses here resumes and amplifies the…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

The LORD shall open to you his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain. —The Jews have a saying that, “There are three…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

The Lord shall open to thee his good treasure. He again repeats that the goodness of God shines forth in many ways in the lives of men, si…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

The Lord shall open unto thee his good treasure
The Lord has his treasures of snow and of hail, and of wind, ([Refer…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

This chapter is a very large exposition of two words, the blessing and the curse. They are real things and have real effects.

The blessings …