Since much of what we learn depends on the gift of sight ​ — which needs light to function properly — ​ light is also used in the Scriptures in a figurative way.
Kuna enamik sellest, mida me teada saame, oleneb meie nägemisannist – mille toimimiseks on vaja valgust –, kasutatakse Pühakirjas valgust ka piltliku kujundina.