The redemption of Narnia began with Lucy discovering the lamp-post.
But this is not the only such story in our world too redemption began with seeing a strange, unnatural light.
In both cases, the light attracted a great leader, who needed to be thrust into leadership, to be convinced they would be a redeemer.
In Narnia it is Lucy, a seemingly normal young girl who wonders about the lamp-post and, though never told of its origin, seemingly by coincidence and loyalty becomes a beloved Queen. In our world, that figure is Moses, who perceves God in a burning bush and is commanded to go to Egypt to demand the freedom of the Children of Israel.
Let us reassess Moses' story. Moses has escaped from Egypt and we find him peacefully settled in Midian. He spends his days shepherding his father-in-law's sheep. One day, he heads for the wilderness and finds himself at the Mountain of God, Horeb. Now, there is no Mountain of God mentioned in Genesis (though Isaac's binding did take place on a mountain) so the midrash tells us that the moniker is future oriented, namely that it is Mount Sinai upon which God will reveal Himself and present the Torah to the Children of Israel. But, of course, Moses doesn't know this.
So, Moses finds himself on a random mountain and sees a burning bush. He turns to it to assess how it is that the bush is on fire but not being consumed. The text is careful to point out the active deicsion Moses made and that it was noticed by God (Exodus 3:3-4):
Moses said, “I must turn aside to look at this marvelous sight; why doesn’t the bush burn up?” And God saw that he had turned aside to look, God called to him out of the bush: “Moses! Moses!” He answered, “Here I am.”
Moses contemplates the bush, and God notices. Only then does God call out.
Is there anyone with Moses who ignored the bush? From the story it doesn't seem so (though one midrash says there were others present but they could not see the burning bush), but it doesn't particularly matter.
Notice how redemption starts. Not with a grand revelation, not with a holy declaration but with seemingly ordinary people willing to accept that light can come from an unnatural source.
Edmond also sees the light, but he doesn't see the lamp-post. To him light comes from elsewhere - from Turkish delight and magical power. But to Lucy, light comes from a friendly faun and willingness to forgive, She can bring redemption.
And For Moses light comes from a people who, though enslaved and embittered, under constant attack and abandoned by the world, are not willing to give up. For they know that God's redemption will come.