AC 9831 - more on the ephod (Exodus 28:5-8)

AC 9831
And they shall take the gold, and the blue, and the crimson,
and the scarlet double-dyed, and the fine linen.
And they shall make the ephod of gold,
of blue and crimson, of scarlet double-dyed and fine twined linen,
with the work of a thinker.*
It shall have two shoulders joined at the two extremities thereof;
and it shall be joined together.
And the girdle of his ephod, which is upon it,
according to the work thereof shall be from it;
of gold, of blue and crimson,
and of scarlet double-dyed and fine twined linen.
(Exodus 28:5-8)

"And they shall take the gold,"
signifies good reigning universally;
"and the blue, and the crimson,
and the scarlet double-dyed, and the fine linen,"
signifies the good of charity and of faith;
"and they shall make the ephod of gold, of blue and crimson,
of scarlet double-dyed and fine twined linen,"
signifies the external of the spiritual kingdom from this good;
"with the work of a thinker,"
signifies from the understanding;
"it shall have two shoulders joined at the two extremities thereof,
and it shall be joined together,"
signifies the preservation by a complete unition of good and truth
on all sides and forever, with all exertion and power;
"and the girdle of his ephod, which is upon it,"
signifies an external binding-together;
"according to the work thereof, shall be from it,"
signifies what is like and continuous from the external of the spiritual kingdom;
"of gold, of blue and crimson,
and of scarlet double-dyed and fine twined linen,"
signifies thus from the good of faith and of charity, in external things.

* thinker = skilled craftsman