When rightly dividing parables we use the temporal things seen to give us the mysteries of
faith .Without the unseen understanding of faith there would be no way to teach us how to walk or understand God not see . The tongue of God's prophecy is hidden in parables, without them he spoke not.
The pains of the sufferings of Paul where made lighter yoked with Christ our rest.. Giving strengthening Paul with a living hope that could be worked out until Christ was formed in Timothy considered a chaste virgin bride.
it can be seen in the parable below. Using Paul as the mother u of us all (free woman) . Tim became one also when he preached the gospel hoping Christ would be formed in those given ears to hear.
Galatians 4:19 My little children, of whom I travail in birth again until Christ be formed in you,
Beautiful picture as a metaphor of the chaste virgin bride the church in Revelation 12.
Revelation 12 King James Version (KJV) And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars: And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.
Some literalize the parable and come up with a queen of heaven using the corrupter flesh of mankind. The Jews performed that in the Old. Catholic the new.