The Queen Mother | Lectio: Mary | Episode 4
August 22 — Queenship of Mary • 34m
In the Old Testament, throughout the line of Davidic kings, the queen was not the wife of the king, but rather the king’s mother. As a result, King Solomon placed a throne at his right hand for his queen mother and bowed down in homage to her. Jesus, as the fulfillment of the Davidic line, rules as king of heaven and earth with his mother, Mary, as the queen mother.
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Mary, Queen Mother
Dr. Edward Sri explains how the tradition of Mary’s queenship and her intercessory role is rooted in the Old Testament office of the Queen Mother, as illustrated in the story of Bathsheba (see 1 Kings 1–2).
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