An interesting question that scientists used to ponder but now generally ignore was, "Why are the oceans salty?"
Why are the Oceans Salty?
Create, purge: בֹּרִית – barar
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.
Baptism, Cleansing and Regeneration
God renewed the ground so that it would bear fruit again. The promise that God made to Noah. Noah's flood washed away the salts and toxic compounds that had accumulated. Earth was baptized.
Cursed Earth
Given the context of our core accretion model and the evidence of the destruction and decay of planet Earth we may deduce that the curse that God placed upon the ground was nuclear decay.
The Original Sin
The original sin is the reason why God cursed the Earth, but it isn't the reason for why the creation is in a fallen state. This is something that a lot of people haven't grasped. How can the two things be different?
Hydroxyl (OH)
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.
Lye: בַּנֶּ֔תֶר – Nitre, nether
We've frequently heard it said that the Bible isn't a science book. Many of the people who say this are Christians. We disagree, but we can understand why people, even Christians, would say this.
Soap: וּכְבֹרִ֖ית – borith
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.
August 30th
Noah's flood pictures the cleansing that we receive symbolically in baptism. The Earth was baptized and regenerated. Harmful pollutants which had been accumulating since the fall of man were washed into the oceans.