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Hydroxyl (OH-)
If I wash myself with snow and cleanse my hands with lye, yet you will plunge me into a pit, and my own clothes will abhor me.
(Job 9:30-31) ESV
Soap and nitre, also known as lye, or anything else we use to cleanse ourselves, contains Hydroxyl (OH). This is frequently in the form of Sodium Hydroxide. It’s part of a definition of the Hebrew word for soap.
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He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,
(Hebrews 1:3) ESV
The Son of God, through whom all things were made, not only made creation possible but his ongoing role throughout history has been to purge it of all impurity and corruption.
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In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God.
(John 1:1-2) ESV
We’re going to go off the deep end and write the Holy Trinity as a chemical formula. Now we have a major problem: It works as a plan for the particle physics of the universe.
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I will purge the rebels from among you, and those who transgress against Me; I will bring them out of the country where they dwell, but they shall not enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the LORD.
(Ezekiel 20:38) NKJV
Purging ties in with the broad narrative of scripture of refining and purification, the agent of which is the Lord Jesus Christ. Here’s the meaning of the Hebrew root from which their word for soap is derived.
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Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil;
(Isaiah 1:16) KJV
If you thought that we had gone off the deep end before, then you should know that the deep end also has a deep end. We’re combining the gospel of salvation through faith in Jesus Christ with Chemistry and Physics.
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Though you wash yourself with lye and use much soap, the stain of your guilt is still before me, declares the Lord GOD.
(Jeremiah 2:22) ESV
Cleansing, purification and refinement are a prevailing themes in the broad narrative of scripture which are fulfilled in the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
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But who can endure the day of his coming, and who can stand when he appears? For he is like a refiner’s fire and like fullers’ soap.
(Malachi 3:2) ESV
The coming judgment of God is described as like being washed with strong soap. The word translated “soap” has a direct application in Chemistry. Are we surprised? No, God really is a chemist.
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Wash yourselves; make yourselves clean; remove the evil of your deeds from before my eyes; cease to do evil,
(Isaiah 1:16) ESV
Chemically, Hydroxyl (OH) is a cleaning agent. Cleansing goes with the concepts of purification, refinement and sanctification. For what purpose was Jesus Christ begotten? Our cleansing.
Matty (Headwind) 