Reference

Leviticus 15:28

But if she be cleansed of her issue, then she shall number to herself seven days, and after that she shall be clean.
26

Every bed whereon she lieth all the days of her issue shall be unto her as the bed of her separation: and whatsoever she sitteth upon shall be unclean, as the uncleanness of her separation.

27

And whosoever toucheth those things shall be unclean, and shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even.

28

But if she be cleansed of her issue, then she shall number to herself seven days, and after that she shall be clean.

29

And on the eighth day she shall take unto her two turtles, or two young pigeons, and bring them unto the priest, to the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

30

And the priest shall offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering; and the priest shall make an atonement for her before the Lord for the issue of her uncleanness.

Counter-Arguments

The strongest case that this verse does not belong in this theme.

Pre-Law Clean/Unclean Distinction

The book of Leviticus, including chapter 15, is part of the Mosaic Law given at Sinai. Therefore, this verse cannot be used to support the idea that the clean/unclean distinction existed *before* the Mosaic Law. The verse describes a regulation *within* the Mosaic Law.

Symbolic / Spiritual Interpretation

The primary context of Leviticus 15 is ritual purity related to bodily discharges, not spiritual purity or moral holiness. The "cleansed" and "clean" here refer to a state of ritual eligibility to participate in community and worship, not an inner spiritual transformation. The language is literal within the framework of the Levitical purity laws.