In the forty-fourth and forty-fifth chapters of the Book of Isaiah are eloquent protests against idolatry and its folly. Again and again Isaiah calls upon the people to resist the temptation to worship idols, or false gods, that could be seen and touched. In terse and pointed language he ridicules the man-made idols of paganism. Such gods are helpless to deliver their followers from destruction, he says. In forceful words he calls upon the people to acknowledge the one God, the creator of heaven and earth, the Lord of hosts, who has said, "Beside me there is no God" (44:6). And then, continuing to voice God's message, Isaiah declares that unto God "every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear" (45:23). These words have been of deep inspiration to men and women through the years. Unto God every condition and circumstance, every pain and fear, every injustice, hurt, and sin, shall bow—shall yield!
In Science and Health, Mrs. Eddy presents an allegory illustrative of this truth. A man is on trial; and all the forces of evil seem leagued against him. It is as though to it, to evil, not to God, "every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear." The verdict of the Court of Error is death.
But the case is appealed to a higher court, the Supreme Court of Spirit. Declaring the supremacy of God, good, this Court reverses the decree of death because it finds the man not guilty of sickness. The prisoner is freed. In the words of Science and Health (p. 442), "Mortal Man, no longer sick and in prison, walked forth, his feet 'beautiful upon the mountains,' as of one 'that bringeth good tidings.'"
