Why did Pharaoh send his army and chariots after the fleeing Israelites?
Pharaoh sent his army and chariots after the fleeing Israelites for the purpose of destroying them. This pursuit serves as an analogy to the Antichrist, who will similarly send an armed force to pursue and destroy Jews fleeing from Jerusalem.
Les teaches that Pharaoh sent his army and chariots after the fleeing Israelites for one purpose: to destroy them. He compares this to Revelation 12:15, where the serpent, working through the Antichrist, casts out a flood after the woman. Just as Israel fled Egypt down to the Red Sea, the Antichrist will get wind of a great group of Jews fleeing the area of Jerusalem and immediately order an armed force to pursue and destroy them. Les says this is his hatred. He also notes God supernaturally moved millions of Israelites out of Egypt and will sovereignly bring a remnant into the wilderness for 3½ years.