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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown on 2 Kings 4:35

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Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · 19th-century historical commentary
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the child sneezed seven times, and the child opened his eyes--These were the first acts of restored respiration, and they are described as successive steps. Miracles were for the most part performed instantaneously; but sometimes, also, they were advanced progressively towards completion (Kg1 18:44-45; Mar 8:24-25).
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