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Muzhik
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Greetings! I’m trying to make sure I’m getting my analogies right. To begin, can someone with military experience give me the correct definition of “standing orders”?
The Hebrew word “gebirah” means “the mother of the king”. Since a king could have many wives and concubines, the Davidic Kingdom (as well as the surrounding kingdoms) didn’t have queens. Instead, the mother of the king had that position. She was an important figure because no other person was permitted to enter the king’s presence without his permission. Because of this, the role of the “Queen Mother” (Gebirah) was to place the requests of the people before the King.
In Catholicism, Mary has the role of Gebirah – she is the Mother of the King. We trust her to place our requests before Her Son. In trying to explain to Protestants why we need to “pray to” Mary instead of giving our requests straight to G-D, it occurred to me to use the analogy of “standing orders”. Normally, we would need the King’s permission before approaching him. Due to the Sacrifice of Christ, though, there are now “standing orders” that permit us to approach Him at any time, with any petition.
The Gebirah, on the other hand, because of her rank, is not bound by standing orders. She was, is, and always will be fulfilling her role of placing our petitions before Him, regardless of what the standing orders say.
Obviously, this analogy depends on my correct understanding of “standing orders”. So my question: am I correct in my understanding of “standing orders” and how they relate to this analogy?
The Hebrew word “gebirah” means “the mother of the king”. Since a king could have many wives and concubines, the Davidic Kingdom (as well as the surrounding kingdoms) didn’t have queens. Instead, the mother of the king had that position. She was an important figure because no other person was permitted to enter the king’s presence without his permission. Because of this, the role of the “Queen Mother” (Gebirah) was to place the requests of the people before the King.
In Catholicism, Mary has the role of Gebirah – she is the Mother of the King. We trust her to place our requests before Her Son. In trying to explain to Protestants why we need to “pray to” Mary instead of giving our requests straight to G-D, it occurred to me to use the analogy of “standing orders”. Normally, we would need the King’s permission before approaching him. Due to the Sacrifice of Christ, though, there are now “standing orders” that permit us to approach Him at any time, with any petition.
The Gebirah, on the other hand, because of her rank, is not bound by standing orders. She was, is, and always will be fulfilling her role of placing our petitions before Him, regardless of what the standing orders say.
Obviously, this analogy depends on my correct understanding of “standing orders”. So my question: am I correct in my understanding of “standing orders” and how they relate to this analogy?