Holy Queen, Lesson 4.4

Holy Queen: The Mother of God in the Word of God

Lesson Four: Mother Crowned in Glory

Lesson Objectives

  1. To see the importance of the Queen Mother in the Davidic kingdom of the Old Testament.
  2. To understand the duties and privileges that came with the position of Queen Mother.
  3. To see how Mary fills the position of Queen Mother in the kingdom of Christ.

IV. Study Questions

1. According to one Jewish tradition, who was the Lemuel mentioned in Proverbs 31?

2. What important natural duties of mothers are reflected in the place of the Queen Mother in the court of Israel?

3. Why is it significant that Mary is mentioned as being by Jesus’ side in the visit of the Magi?

4. Why was David seen as the ideal king by the writers of Scripture?

For prayer and reflection:

How does our devotion to Mary lead us closer to her Son?

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Lesson Outline

  1. Mothers and Sons
    1. A Mother’s Advice
    2. The Mother as Teacher
  2. The Mother of the King
    1. Solomon Bows to his Mother
    2. The Place of the Gebirah
    3. She Who Is to Give Birth
  3. Kingdom of the Son of David
    1. David’s Kingdom and Christ’s
    2. Mother of the King of Kings
    3. The Infant Jesus Holds Court
    4. Queen of Heaven
  4. Study Questions

Other Lessons

  • Lesson One: A Biblical Introduction to Mary
    • Lesson Objectives
    1. To understand the basic outlines of the New Testament’s witness to Mary.
    2. To appreciate how the Old Testament forms the essential background for what the New Testament teaches about Mary.
    3. To understand “typology” and its importance for reading the New Testament texts concerning Mary.

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  • Lesson Two: Wedding at Cana, Garden in Eden
    • Lesson Objectives
    1. To appreciate the Old Testament symbolism that forms the deep background to the Gospel account of the wedding feast at Cana.
    2. To understand how Mary is depicted as a “New Eve” in this account.
    3. To appreciate the importance of the Old Testament marriage symbolism for John’s recounting of the “sign” at Cana.

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  • Lesson Three: The Ark of the New Covenant
    • Lesson Objectives
    1. To see how Mary’s visit to Elizabeth parallels David’s bringing of the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem.
    2. To understand how the book of Revelation uses the startling image of the rediscovered Ark of the Covenant to introduce a vision of the Mother of Christ.
    3. To understand why the New Testament writers see Mary as the Ark of the New Covenant.

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  • Lesson Five: The All-Holy Mother of God
    • Lesson Objectives
    1. To understand the relationship between Catholic teaching about Mary and the Scriptural portrayal of Mary.
    2. To understand the biblical foundations of the Dogma of the Immaculate Conception.
    3. To appreciate how Catholic belief in the Immaculate Conception flows from the New Testament portrait of Mary as the “New Eve”

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  • Lesson Six: The Queen Assumed into Heaven
    • Lesson Objectives
    1. To understand the biblical foundations of the Dogma of the Assumption.
    2. To understand the deep Old Testament symbolism and imagery in Revelation 12, and its relation to Catholic beliefs about Mary.
    3. To appreciate how the biblical portrait of Mary is reflected and interpreted in the Church’s liturgy.

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