Arcana Coelestia (Potts) n. 9816

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9816. Verses 3, 4. And thou shalt speak unto all the wise in heart, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, and they shall make Aaron's garments to sanctify him, that he may minister to Me in the priest's office. And these are the garments which they shall make; a breastplate, and an ephod, and a robe, and a tunic of checker work, a miter, and a belt; and they shall make garments of holiness for Aaron thy brother, and for his sons, that he may minister to Me in the priest's office. "And thou shalt speak unto all the wise in heart," signifies the influx of the Lord through the Word into all who are in the good of love; "whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom," signifies in whom Divine truth has been inscribed; "and they shall make Aaron's garments," signifies through whom is the spiritual kingdom; "to sanctify him," signifies thereby a representation of the Divine truth in this kingdom; "that he may minister to Me in the priest's office," signifies a representative of the Lord; "and these are the garments which they shall make," signifies Divine truths in the spiritual kingdom, in their order; "a breastplate," signifies Divine truth shining forth from Divine good; "and an ephod," signifies Divine truth there in the external form in which interior things cease; "and a robe," signifies Divine truth there in the internal form; "and a tunic of checker work," signifies Divine truth there inmostly proceeding immediately from the Divine celestial; "a miter," signifies intelligence and wisdom; "and a belt," signifies a general bond, in order that all things may look to one end; "and they shall make garments of holiness for Aaron thy brother, and for his sons," signifies thereby a representative of the spiritual kingdom joined to the celestial kingdom; "that he may minister to Me in the priest's office," signifies a representative of the Lord.


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