Let there be light

Cultural  

1. The words with which, according to the Book of Genesis, God called light into being on the first day of Creation. (See In the beginning.)

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Example Sentences

The third verse of the Torah says, “Let there be light,” emphasizing its centrality to creation.

From Los Angeles Times

Musical guest Raye performed “Escapism” and a mix of her songs “Worth It” and “Let There Be Light” There was no Please Don’t Destroy video this week.

From Los Angeles Times

“On one hand, yes, the world needs to heal before I can do that. But I also feel, we’re gods, and we need to heal ourselves first. And then, everything else will fall into place. It’s almost like we say, ‘Let there be light,’ but then the light comes and we don’t see it, because we’ve been in the dark so long.”

From Los Angeles Times

While the James Webb Space Telescope is a secular achievement, the pioneering telescope nevertheless conjured up that Biblical imagery of "Let there be light!" with its most recent revelation: There could have been hundreds of ancient galaxies at the universe's beginning, instead of only a handful, and we can still see some of that light that shone at the time.

From Salon

As if awaiting the dawn of that first day of Creation, he intoned the promise of the possible: “The fiat of the Almighty, ‘Let there be Light,’ has not yet spent its force.”

From Seattle Times