Mary: teen mother who crushes the ancient Dragon by giving birth to the King of Kings. King Solomon was a type of Christ in that he was considered the wisest man to ever live, the King of Israel, the son of David, and the prince of peace. He was the only king of Israel to rule over a multiethnic empire with some territories outside the boundaries of Israel which foreshadowed the ethnic universality of the Catholic Church which is the New Israel. When he ruled Israel he had a throne brought in for his mother to use to rule with him but not over him or equal to him, rather than having his wife rule. This was the custom in some ancient near east kingdoms. People would come to her to ask her to intercede with the king on their behalf. Thus Solomon's mother was a foreshadowing of Mary the Queen Mother in the New Israel. When Christ died and e ...