9941. Verses 39-40. And thou shalt checker the tunic of fine linen, and thou shalt make a miter of fine linen, and a belt thou shalt make with the work of the embroiderer. And for Aaron’s sons thou shalt make tunics, and thou shalt make for them belts; and tiaras shalt thou make for them, for glory and for comeliness. “And thou shalt checker the tunic of fine linen,” signifies the inmost things of the spiritual kingdom that proceed from the truths of celestial love; “and thou shalt make a miter of fine linen,” signifies the wisdom there; “and a belt,” signifies a bond, and separation from the external things of this kingdom; “thou shalt make with the work of the embroiderer,” signifies by means of the knowledges of good and truth; “and for Aaron’s sons,” signifies the Divine truths that proceed from the Lord’s Divine good in the heavens; “thou shalt make tunics,” signifies the things which are of faith there; “and thou shalt make for them belts,” signifies a holding together in connection; “and tiaras shalt thou make for them,” signifies the intelligence there; “for glory and for comeliness,” signifies the truth of the spiritual church.

3009. Second: That “Messiah,” “Anointed,” and “King,” are the same as the Divine truth, is evident from very many passages in the Word, and has been shown several times in the explications (as in n. 1672, 1728, 2015, 2069); and the Lord Himself so teaches in John:

Pilate said unto Jesus, Art Thou not a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a King; for this was I born, and for this am come into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth; everyone who is of the truth heareth My voice (John 18:37).

It is evident from this that it is the Divine truth itself from which the Lord was called “King.” That kings were anointed, and were therefore called the anointed, was because the oil with which they were anointed signified good (n. 886, 2832), denoting that the truth signified by a “king” was from good, consequently was the truth of good; and thus that the royal office with kings might represent the Lord as to the Divine truth which is from Divine good, and thus the Divine marriage of good in truth; while the priestly office represented the Divine marriage of truth in good. The latter is signified by “Jesus;” the former by “Christ.”