AC 9472 - shittim wood

AC 9472
And Shittim wood.
Shittim wood was the wood of the most excellent cedar;
and by the "cedar" is signified the spiritual of the church.

As the good of merit that belongs to the Lord alone
is the only good that reigns in heaven, and that makes heaven,
therefore this wood was the only wood
employed in the construction of the tabernacle
(by which heaven was represented);
as for instance for the ark itself, in which was the testimony; for its staves;
for the table upon which were the breads of faces, and its staves;
for the planks of the Habitation;
for the bars and pillars of the covering; and also for the altar and its staves.