Throughout Scripture, God is associated with light: the burning bush at Moses’ call (Exod. 3:3–4), the pillar of fire in the wilderness (Exod. 13:21). The psalmist spoke of God as light (Psa. 27:1), whilst the prophet promised, ‘The LORD shall be your everlasting light’ (Isa. 60:19) and spoke of the Messiah as light (Isa. 60:1). As a child, Simeon hailed Jesus as ‘a light to reveal God to the nations’ (Luke 2:32 NLT).*
