The greatest and most revered of Israel’s kings was David. It is from the family of David that the Messiah would come into the world and to the surprise of Israel and of the world, the Messiah who is born from the House of David, is the God of Israel himself! Mary, the Mother of God, is therefore to be likened to a new Ark of the Covenant, for in her womb, the God of Israel dwells and makes himself not only Israel’s Messiah, but in wonder of the Incarnation, he becomes for us a new and everlasting covenant.
