John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 6:11
And houses full of all good things which thou filledst not ,.... Not only full of good, convenient, and rich household furniture, but of the fruits of the earth, of corn, and wine, and oil, and also, perhaps, of gold and silver: and wells digged which thou diggedst not ; which in those hot and dry countries were in much esteem, and of great worth; see Genesis 26:18 , vineyards and olive trees which thou plantedst not ; which Canaan abounded with much more than Egypt, where there... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 6:4-16
Here is, I. A brief summary of religion, containing the first principles of faith and obedience, Deut. 6:4, 5. These two verses the Jews reckon one of the choicest portions of scripture: they write it in their phylacteries, and think themselves not only obliged to say it at least twice every day, but very happy in being so obliged, having this saying among them, Blessed are we, who every morning and evening say, Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord. But more blessed are we if we duly... read more