“How can the ark of the Lord
“And why is this granted me,
come to me?” (v. 9). that the Mother of my Lord
should come to me?” (v.43).
The house of Obededom the
House of Zechariah (v. 40).
Gittite (v. 10).
“The ark of the Lord remained
“And Mary remained with
in the house of Obededom the
her about three months”
Gittite three months” (v. 12). (v. 56).
“David went and brought up
“Mary said, ‘My soul
the ark of God from the house magnifies the Lord, and
of Obededom to City of David my spirit rejoices in God
with rejoicing” (v. 12). my Savior’” (vv. 46-47).
“So David and all the house of
“Elizabeth was filled with
Israel brought up the ark of the the Holy Spirit and she
Lord with shouting, and with exclaimed with a loud cry,
the sound of the horn” (v. 15). ‘Blessed are you among
women, and Blessed is the
fruit of your womb!’”
(v. 42).
King David leaping and dancing
“And when Elizabeth heard
before the Lord (v. 16). the greeting of Mary, the
babe leaped in her womb;
and Elizabeth was filled
with the Holy Spirit”
(v.41).
Joshua prostrated himself and venerated the Ark for hours (Josh. 7:6). As
“Joshua” means “Jesus” we have a type of Jesus venerating a type of Mary.
Applying this to the New Testament figures themselves, it symbolically
represents the Son of God venerating His Mother.
The Fathers
St. Justin Martyr, Dialogue with Trypho the Jew 100 (155 AD)
“For Eve, a Virgin and undefiled, conceived the word of the serpent, and
bore disobedience and death. But the Virgin Mary received faith and joy
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