10339. 'And the mercy-seat which is over it' means that which is representative of the hearing and reception of all the things of worship that spring from the good of love. This is clear from the meaning of 'the mercy-seat which is over the ark' as that which is representative of all the things of worship that spring from the good of love, dealt with in 9506.

Like most numbers in the Bible, "six" can have various meanings depending on context, but has a couple that are primary. When used in relation to time -- six days, six hours, six years, etc. -- six generally represents a state of labor, struggle and conflict, especially the conflict involved with spiritual growth. The six days of creation, for instance, represent the stages we go through in our lives, working toward the peaceful seventh day, in which our evil desires are removed from us and we can rest. In most other references, six represents all desires for good and all the true ideas that come from those desires for good -- or in the contrary sense, all evil and all the resulting false thinking.