He was very rich, v. 2. He was very heavy, so the Hebrew word signifies; for riches are a burden, and those that will be rich do but load themselves with thick clay, Hab. 2:6 . There is a burden of care in getting them, fear in keeping them, temptation in using them, guilt in abusing them, sorrow in losing them, and a burden of account, at last, to be given up concerning them. Great possessions do but make men heavy and unwieldy. Abram was not only rich in faith and good works, and in the promises, but he was rich in cattle, and in silver and gold. Note, 1. God, in his providence, sometimes makes good men rich men, and teaches them how to abound, as well as how to suffer want. The riches of good men are the fruits of God’s blessing. God has said to Abram, I will bless thee; and that blessing made him rich without sorrow, Prov. 10:22 . True piety will very well consist with great prosperity. Though it is hard for a rich man to get to heaven, yet it is not impossible, Mk. 10:23, Mk. 10:24 . Abram was very rich and yet very religious. Nay, as piety is a friend to outward prosperity (1 Tim. 4:8 ), so outward prosperity, if well-managed, is an ornament to piety, and furnishes an opportunity of doing so much the more good-Mathew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible. #EVANGELIVING #journeythroughthebible