The People who sat in darkness saw a great light.

That great light was Jesus. Jesus exemplified perfectly, the Father's intentions and purposes for holy living. Jesus submitted to the confines of humanity and the torture of a hovering judgment over his head for no purpose; giving rise to the only redemption of the soul that there would ever be. He could see this clearly and yet he walked on through the gloom and grief of knowing that His divine love was unaccepted. They were blind to its' need. They thought that the regimens of religion were efficacious, they weren't. God was pointing to a future redemption in the institutions of religious practices in Judaism. When Jesus came, these weren't necessary. He is the fruition of redemption and the focal point of our faith. He paid the entirety of the debt that we owe and He is seated at the right hand of the Father in full completion of the project. We, His Church are working those things out in our homes, churches and communities, for His glory! We are the fishers of men and wrestlers of unfounded principles, into submission for Christ. Halleluia, What a Savior!