This reminds me of a scene in The Life of Brian. He is being chased by a bunch of people who want to worship him. In the process, he loses a sandal. When the crowd approaches the sandal, they stop, circle it, and one of them gingerly reaches down and picks it up. He holds it up and pontificates about the message in Brian removing one of his sandal. They all then remove one sandal and continue the chase.
i.e. sometimes the bible is more straightforward than we give it credit for.
I think about that movie a lot. Too much scripture is over explained, usually to make a preferred point that isn’t obvious from a straight reading.