Deepertruth: Mary's Fiat and Typologies found in the Old Testament

Mary's Fiat and Typologies found in the Old Testament.  Before I begin looking at the Virgin Mary's Fiat, I want to take a look at some of the Old Testament typologies regarding Mother Mary.

A "Typology" could be defined as a belief in the continuity of the Old Testament and the New Testament. Biblical Typology is when a person or event in the Old Testament foreshadows a person or event in the New Testament. Just as God, prepared the way for His son in the history of Israel, so, too, He prepared the way for the mother of His son.

These types can be through people, places, or things. We can focus on really just about every Old Testament woman that had a part to play in Salvation history. For the purpose of this writing, I will focus on five of them; Eve, Hannah, Judith, Esther, and Bathsheba.

Eve is the first woman whose name means "The Mother of the Living". Mary from the bible is the Mother of the Church. Mary is the Mother of all who obey the Commandments and bear testimony to God. Revelation 12:17

Genesis 3:15 and Revelation 12 are uniquely tied as we see the woman, her offspring, and the serpent also known as the Devil. Mary is the "New Eve" being obedient to the Lord where the original Eve was not causing Original Sin and death.

Hannah was a woman who was barren, she was without child and she would approach the Temple pleading to the Lord a child promising she would offer her child for His service. She miraculously conceived giving birth to Samuel, a great prophet of God. Hannah prefigures Mary who held to a vow of virginity, probably associated with the Essence that reinforced that dedication. Hannah received a supernatural conception bringing forth a prophet, Mary also received the incarnation through the power of the Holy Spirit.