726. And adorned with gold and precious stones. This symbolizes the spiritual Divine good and truth contained in the Word among Roman Catholics.

Gold symbolizes goodness (no. 211), precious stones symbolize truth (nos. 231, 540, 570), both of these in the Word.

Good and truth are symbolized because the purple and scarlet symbolize celestial goodness and truth, and the two are conjoined in the Word to bring about a marriage of goodness and truth in it (no. 134). Moreover, celestial goodness and truth, being products of love, are in their essence good, while spiritual goodness and truth, being products of wisdom, are in their essence truth. That celestial goodness and truth are products of love, and spiritual goodness and truth products of wisdom, may be seen in no. 725 above.

What else is meant by the woman's appearing here thus arrayed and adorned may be seen in the preceding number.

In general, spices signify the celestial things of love, and the spiritual things of faith from love. (Arcana Coelestia 925[3])

In Genesis 37:25, this signifies interior natural truths conjoined with good. As the natural is perfected and amended through truths, healing is ascribed to spices of this kind. (Arcana Coelestia 4748)

In Genesis 43:11, this signifies the truth of good of the interior natural. (Arcana Coelestia 5621)

In Exodus 25:6, this signifies interior truths of good. (Arcana Coelestia 9474)

In Exodus 30:34, this signifies worship from truths and their affections. (Arcana Coelestia 10350)

'Spice,' in 1 Kings 10:2, signifies interior truths. 'Spice,' in Ezekiel 27:22, in an internal sense, is charity.

(Odkazy: Arcana Coelestia 1171)