Bkmk
The boy sneezed seven times and opened his eyes.
This is one of my favorite chapters, for all of its... repetition. For all of the history that needed to be packed into the relatively short compilation known as the Good Book, it was important that we be informed of this detail.
The takeaway message is that the INTEL is nothing to sneeze at.
And also, there's the tradition is that this boy was the prophet Habakkuk, on account of the verb in the prophecy to the woman who would embrace [chabak] a son.
16. And he said, About this season, at the time of life, you shall embrace [chobeket] a son; And she said, No, my lord, you man of God, do not lie to your maidservant:
Soooo,
Habakkuk and a smile. Coke adds life. ;)
The big problem with the famous "Hilltop" commercial about teaching the world to sing in perfect harmony, is that the "singers" were all lip-syncing! It's got to be the Real Thing, or it's no good.
No lies.
It's like the name of God that Moses asked about:
I AM WHO I AM
That is to say, He's the real deal. The real thing. WYSIWYG.