The natural order of things

The other day I was looking at Matthew 4:12-25, where Jesus goes into Galilee to begin his public ministry. Jesus says:“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” Matthew notes that Jesus’ actions were to fulfill the words of the prophet Isaiah (Isaiah 9:1-4), as Jesus brings light to a darkened world.

That got me thinking about the people of Galilee and whether or not they even realized they were living in darkness. I doubt they did. They were used to the darkness, so they considered it n...