Exo 14:5-14 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Exod 14:5-14: 14:5-14 Because there was no real repentance on the part of Pharaoh and his officials , once the immediate terror of their experience had worn off, their self-interest reasserted itself and they determined to recapture their slave labor.

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‏ Exodus 14:5-14

Summary for Exod 14:5-14: 14:5-14 ^a Because there was no real repentance on the part of Pharaoh and his officials, once the immediate terror of their experience had worn off, their self-interest reasserted itself and they determined to recapture their slave labor.
Summary for Exod 14:6-7: 14:6-7 ^b chariot: At this point in history, the Egyptian light chariot was the ultimate weapon. Pulled by three horses, it was swift and highly maneuverable. Sometimes it was manned by only one person, but some ancient illustrations show a driver with a warrior. The reference to a commander may indicate such two-man teams. The greatest military power in the world of that day was being marshaled against the Hebrews.
14:9 ^c Even though today we don’t know exactly where these events took place (see study note on 14:2), there is no question that the narrator and his readers did. We need not conclude that this account is literary fantasy.
Summary for Exod 14:10-12: 14:10-12 ^d This complaint is the first occurrence of what was to become a sad refrain over the next forty years. Instead of believing that the God who had demonstrated his power so overwhelmingly could now save them, the Israelites turned on their rescuer. The cry of the unsurrendered heart is always, “Give me the security of slavery rather than the risk of faith.”
Summary for Exod 14:13-14: 14:13-14 ^e One person, at least, had learned the lesson of the plagues and applied it to this crisis of faith. Moses did not know what God would do, but in one of the great statements of faith in the Bible, Moses declared his confidence in God. It was not the Lord who would fail, but the Egyptians.