9944. 'And the belt' means a bond, and a separation from the outward things of that kingdom. This is clear from the meaning of 'the belt' as an outward bond that holds all things of love and faith in connection and form within itself, in order that they may all have the same end in view, dealt with in 9341(end), 9828, 9837. The reason why a separation from the outward things is also meant is that the bond gathers and holds together within itself the inward things; and this also separates them from the outward ones. The inward things of the spiritual kingdom are meant by 'the tunic' because it was the inmost garment, and the outward things of that kingdom by 'the robe' and 'the ephod' because they were the outer garments. For 'Aaron's garments' represented the Lord's spiritual kingdom, see 9814, 'the ephod' representing the outermost part of it, 9824; 'the robe' the inner part of it, 9825; and 'the tunic' the inmost, 9826.

9822. 'And these are the garments which they shall make' means forms of Divine Truth in the spiritual kingdom, in their proper order. This is clear from the meaning of 'Aaron's garments' as the spiritual kingdom lying adjacent to the celestial kingdom, dealt with above in 9814. The reason why forms of Divine Truth there are meant is that truths are meant by 'garments' see 5954, 9212, 9216, and that kingdom is called the spiritual kingdom because of the forms of Divine Truth there. For there are two kingdoms into which heaven is divided, the celestial kingdom and the spiritual kingdom. In the celestial kingdom good holds sway, and in the spiritual kingdom truth, both of which are derived from the Lord. And since Aaron's garments represented that spiritual kingdom, and those garments consisted of an ephod, a robe, and a tunic, they mean the forms of Divine Truth there in their proper order.