9636. 'Ten cubits shall be the length of a board' means that this good is the all in all. This is clear from the meaning of 'ten' as all, dealt with in 4638, 9595; and from the meaning of 'the length' as good, dealt with in 1613, 8898, 9487, 9600, at this point good that lends support, which is the good of merit, this good being meant by the boards of the dwelling-place that were made from shittim wood, 9634, 9635. The reason why this good is the all in all of heaven is that it is the Divine Good itself, which makes the heavens and supports them, 9486. The good that resides with angels is real good, for all good comes from the Lord. Good from any other source is not good.

8898. 'In order that your days may be prolonged on the land' means the resulting state of life in heaven. This is clear from the meaning of 'being prolonged' as that which has reference to good and the increase of it, dealt with below; from the meaning of 'your days' as states of life, dealt with in 23, 487, 488, 493, 893, 2788, 3462, 3785, 4850, 5672, 5962, 6110, 7680, 8426; and from the meaning of 'the land' - at this point the land of Canaan, since the children of Israel are told 'it is the land which Jehovah your God gives you' - as the Lord's kingdom, dealt with in 1413, 1437, 1607, 1866, 3038, 3481, 3686, 3705, 4240, 4447. The reason why 'being prolonged' has reference to good and the increase of it is that the prolongation of days is the length of time that life will last, and in heaven there is neither time nor space, but states instead of them. Therefore 'being prolonged', since it has reference to a state in respect of good, means the increase of it. For length is spoken of in regard to good, and breadth to truth, see 1613, 4482; and in heaven there are no areas of space, just as there are no periods of time, but states instead of them, 1274, 1382, 2625, 2788, 2837, 3254, 3356, 3404, 3938, 4321, 4814, 4882, 4901, 4918, 5605, 6110, 7218, 7381.