Arcana Coelestia #9941
9941. Verses 39-40 And you shall weave the tunic in checker work of fine linen, 1 and you shall make the turban of fine linen; and the belt you shall make with the work of an embroiderer. And for Aaron's sons you shall make tunics, and you shall make belts for them, and you shall make headdresses for them, for glorious adornment. 2
'And you shall weave the tunic in checker work of fine linen' means the inmost things of the spiritual kingdom, emanating from the truths of celestial love. 'And you shall make the turban of fine linen' means the wisdom there. 'And the belt' means a bond, and a separation from the outward things of that kingdom. 'You shall make with the work of an embroiderer' means through cognitions or knowledge of goodness and truth. 'And for Aaron's sons' means Divine Truths emanating in the heavens from the Lord's Divine Good. 'You shall make tunics' means the things that belong to faith there. 'And you shall make belts for them' means a holding in connection. 'And you shall make headdresses for them' means the intelligence there. 'For glorious adornment' means the spiritual Church's truth.
Notes de bas de page:
1. i.e. an all-white garment made of linen containing checks in the weave
2. literally, for glory and for adornment (decus)
Arcana Coelestia #223
223. Since the Lord's face is mercy, peace, and all good, it is clear that He always looks with mercy on anybody, and never turns His face away from anybody. Instead it is man, when governed by evil, who turns away his face, as the Lord has said through Isaiah,
Your iniquities are what separate you from your God, and your sins what cause His face 1 to hide from you. Isaiah 59:2.
Notes de bas de page:
1. literally, faces
The same applies in this verse which states that 'they hid themselves from the face of Jehovah because they were naked'.
