So he had his chariot made ready and took his army with him. The preparation is swift and total: chariot ready, army mobilized. Pharaoh who could not be moved by ten plagues moves instantly when economic interest is threatened. The chariot is the symbol of Egyptian military power — and Pharaoh's personal chariot at the head of the force signals that this is not a punitive expedition but a royal recapture mission. Psalm 20:7 says some trust in chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord our God. The psalm may well have been composed with this very scene in mind — the chariots of Egypt bearing down on Israel at the sea are the chariots against which the name of the Lord will prove superior.

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