In the context of a Bible Encyclopedia or Topical Bible, the term "acid" as understood in modern chemistry does not appear directly in the biblical text. However, the concept of substances with corrosive or purifying properties can be explored through various biblical references and themes.

Symbolism and Metaphor

While the Bible does not mention acids explicitly, it often uses metaphors involving purification and refinement, which can be conceptually related to the properties of acids. For instance, the process of refining metals, which involves removing impurities, is a recurring theme in Scripture. This process can be likened to the action of acids, which can purify or cleanse by breaking down unwanted materials.

In Malachi 3:2-3 , the prophet speaks of God as a refiner and purifier: "But who can endure the day of His coming? And who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire, like a launderer’s soap. And He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; He will purify the sons of Levi and refine them like gold and silver. Then they will present offerings to the LORD in righteousness."

Corrosive Nature and Sin

The corrosive nature of acids can also serve as a metaphor for the destructive power of sin. Just as acid can corrode and damage materials, sin can erode the moral and spiritual fabric of an individual or community. The Bible frequently warns against the corrosive effects of sin and the importance of repentance and spiritual renewal.

In James 1:14-15 , the apostle James describes the progression of sin: "But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed. Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death." This passage highlights the destructive path of sin, akin to the corrosive action of acid.

Purification and Sacrifice

The concept of purification is central to the sacrificial system in the Old Testament. While acids are not mentioned, the idea of cleansing and making something pure before God is prevalent. Leviticus 16:30 states, "For on this day atonement will be made for you to cleanse you, and you will be clean from all your sins before the LORD."

The New Testament continues this theme with the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, whose blood purifies believers from sin. Hebrews 9:14 declares, "How much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, cleanse our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!"

Conclusion

While the Bible does not directly reference acids, the themes of purification, refinement, and the corrosive nature of sin provide a rich tapestry for understanding how such concepts can be metaphorically related to biblical teachings. Through the lens of Scripture, believers are called to seek purification and avoid the corrosive effects of sin, striving for holiness and righteousness in their walk with God.1. (n.) A substance that can neutralize a base and is sour, sharp, or biting to the taste.

2. (a.) of or pertaining to an acid; as, acid reaction.

3. (n.) A sour substance.

4. (n.) One of a class of compounds, generally but not always distinguished by their sour taste, solubility in water, and reddening of vegetable blue or violet colors. They are also characterized by the power of destroying the distinctive properties of alkalis or bases, combining with them to form salts, at the same time losing their own peculiar properties. They all contain hydrogen, united with a more negative element or radical, either alone, or more generally with oxygen, and take their names from this negative element or radical. Those which contain no oxygen are sometimes called hydracids in distinction from the others which are called oxygen acids or oxacids.

3691. oxus -- sharp, swift
... sharp, swift. Probably akin to the base of akmen ("acid"); keen; by analogy, rapid --
sharp, swift. see GREEK akmen. (oxeia) -- 2 Occurrences. ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3691.htm - 6k5427. nether -- natron or carbonate of soda
... nitre. From nathar; mineral potash (so called from effervescing with acid) -- nitre.
see HEBREW nathar. 5426, 5427. nether. 5428 . Strong's Numbers.
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On a Piece of Chalk. A Lecture to Working Men.
... Chalk, in fact, is a compound of carbonic acid gas and lime, and when you make
it very hot the carbonic acid flies away and the lime is left. ...
/.../huxley/lay sermons addresses and reviews/ix on a piece of.htm

Blind Force or Intelligence, Which?
... change of a part of that sugar so as to set at liberty a large amount of carbon,
which, uniting with the oxygen of the air, forms carbonic acid, and this ...
/.../blind force or intelligence which.htm

On the Physical Basis of Life.
... of calc-spar consists of carbonate of lime, is quite true, if we only mean that,
by appropriate processes, it may be resolved into carbonic acid and quicklime. ...
/.../huxley/lay sermons addresses and reviews/vii on the physical basis.htm

Letter Lxxxviii. (AD 406. )
... Not contented with beating us with bludgeons and killing some with the sword, they
even, with incredible ingenuity in crime, throw lime mixed with acid [? ...
/.../augustine/the confessions and letters of st/letter lxxxviii a d 406.htm

Foreword
... His pleasantly acid wit was a perpetual joy: no one ever poked fun more delightfully
at the follies and pretensions of unbelief and at the timidities of ...
/.../manning/the hymns of wesley and watts five papers/foreword.htm

A Little Sermon to School-Girls.
... We can prove to them that three angles of a triangle are equal to two right angles,
or that an acid and an alkali will combine to form a salt; but we can never ...
/.../a little sermon to school-girls.htm

The Omission of These Twelve Verses in Certain Ancient Copies of ...
... Here then is a rare coincidence indeed. It is in fact simply unique. Surely,
I may acid that it is in the highest degree suggestive also. ...
/.../chapter xi the omission of.htm

The Parable of the Leaven.
... are certain things so blended, and the yeast-plant takes one kind of substance as
food, and in doing so sets free another substance called carbonic acid gas. ...
/.../anonymous/mother stories from the new testament/the parable of the leaven.htm

A Divided Heart
... But when our doctrinal divisions grow to so great a head that we cease to co-operate;
when our opinions upon mere ordinances become so acid towards each other ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 5 1859/a divided heart.htm

China Inland Mission Normal Training College, Hwochow, Shansi
... Chlorate. Explain the principle of the Dewar bulb. Define the term "Acid."
Enumerate the characteristics of a "Base.". Two compounds ...
/.../china inland mission normal training.htm

Acid (2 Occurrences)
... 2. (a.) of or pertaining to an acid; as, acid reaction. 3. (n.) A sour
substance. ... Multi-Version Concordance Acid (2 Occurrences). ...
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Sour (15 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (superl.) Having an acid or sharp, biting taste,
like vinegar, and the juices of most unripe fruits; acid; tart. ...
/s/sour.htm - 12k

Equivalent (3 Occurrences)
... proportions by which one element replaces another in any particular compound; thus,
as zinc replaces hydrogen in hydrochloric acid, their equivalents are 32.5 ...
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Pomegranate (11 Occurrences)
... The fruit is as large as an orange, and has a hard rind containing many rather large
seeds, each one separately covered with crimson, acid pulp. ...
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Normal (3 Occurrences)
... 5. (a.) Denoting certain hypothetical compounds, as acids from which the real acids
are obtained by dehydration; thus, normal sulfuric acid and normal nitric ...
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Turn (963 Occurrences)
... Iliad. 9. (vt) To make acid or sour; to ferment; to curdle, etc.: as, to
turn cider or wine; electricity turns milk quickly. 10. ...
/t/turn.htm - 41k

Metal (69 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) An elementary substance, as sodium, calcium, or copper, whose oxide or
hydroxide has basic rather than acid properties, as contrasted with the nonmetals ...
/m/metal.htm - 30k

Prick (2 Occurrences)
... 17. (n.) To render acid or pungent. 18. (n.) To dress; to prink; -- usually with
up. 19. ... 25. (vi) To become sharp or acid; to turn sour, as wine. 26. ...
/p/prick.htm - 11k

Base (127 Occurrences)
... 15. (n.) That extremity of a leaf, fruit, etc., at which it is attached to its support.
16. (n.) The positive, or non-acid component of a salt; a substance ...
/b/base.htm - 45k

Ate (138 Occurrences)
... it is used to denote the salts formed from those acids whose names end -ic (excepting
binary or halogen acids); as, sulphate from sulphuric acid, nitrate from ...
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