<b>Hew these two tablets (Exod. 34:1).</b> Scripture states elsewhere: <i>The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich</i> (Prov. 10:22). This refers to Elisha’s prayer for water, when he said: <i>Thus saith the Lord: Ye shall not see rain, neither shall ye see wind, yet that valley shall be filled with water</i> (II Kings 3:17). What else is written there? <i>And it came to pass in the morning, about the time of making the offering</i> (ibid., v. 20). One who says <i>in the morning</i> also says “the time of the morning offering.” R. Tanhuma said: A rain storm occurred in the south and the water reached (the Temple) at the time the offering was made. Hence, <i>The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich, and toil addeth nothing thereto</i> (Prov. 10:22). Though they did not experience either the rain or the wind, the valley was filled with water.
Another explanation of <i>The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich</i>. This refers to Elijah’s blessing in the home of (the widow of) Zarephath, as is said: <i>The jar of meal shall not be spent, neither shall the cruse of oil fail, until the day that the Lord sendeth rain upon the land</i> (I Kings 17:14). Though many jars were filled and much meal was ground, yet <i>the jar of meal shall not be spent</i>, etc. Hence, <i>the blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich, and toil addeth nothing thereto</i> implies that she was blessed in her own home.
Another explanation of <i>The blessing of the Lord it maketh rich</i>. This refers to the blessing enjoyed by Moses when the Holy One, blessed be He, told him: <i>Hew these two tablets</i>. He revealed to him the quarry of sapphire that was in his tent. <i>Hew these</i>, He said: Hew some stone chips from it for yourself, and it will make you a ruler. From this you learn that everyone who devotes himself to the Torah acquires his sustenance from the Torah and becomes prosperous and successful. Thus He said to Joshua: <i>For then thou shalt make thy ways prosperous</i> (Josh. 1:8). <i>And toil addeth nothing thereto</i> indicates that it was not necessary for him to go elsewhere (to find it), for the Holy One, blessed be He, placed it in his tent.