3105. “两个镯子” 表神圣真理. 这从 “镯子” 的含义清楚可知. “镯子” 是指真理, 在此指神圣真理, 因为就内义而言, 所论述的主题是主. 经上说镯子有 “两个” 是为了表示完全. 镯子被戴在新娘的手上, 是因为新娘表教会, 她的手表源于真理的能力, “手” 论及真理 (参看3091节). “镯子” 表这类事物, 这一点可见于以西结书 (16:11; 23:42; 参看3103节). 镯子不只是给新娘的, 也是给国王的. 只是国王将它们戴在了手臂上, 这一事实清楚可见于撒母耳记下 (1:10). 原因在于, 王权代表并表示主的神圣真理 (1672, 1728, 2015, 2069, 3009节), “手臂” 表示能力 (878节).

“Washing” in the Bible represents purification - unsurprisingly! Washing dirt from the skin symbolizes using true ideas from the Lord to remove evil desires and false ideas from our minds. This is the reason that washing was such an integral part of ritual; cleaning the body to perform physical acts of worship - something with no actual spiritual value - is symbolic of repenting our evils and falsities as part of worshiping the Lord.