David comes to the battlefield finding Goliath taunting the
Israeli army. To paraphrase:
Goliath: You are all slaves of Shaul (King Saul.) I
have shamed you!
David (to the army): Are you guys going to let this
uncircumcised Philistine talk to you like that?
What shame is he referring to? Since a slave can’t
have two masters, by accusing them of being slaves of Shaul, he implies they
are not slaves of God, a major insult. David brings up the fact that
Goliath is uncircumcised, as circumcision is the “branding” of a slave of God,
and reminding army of its true master.
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