Chariots speak of nobility and power. In the time of King David, and even earlier in the times of the Egyptians, the chariot was a fierce fighting machine. It carried the trained warrior and his weapons to destroy. It was a sign of authority, as when Joseph was carried in the chariot behind the Pharaoh to show the people that Joseph was the ruler in Egypt. The Egyptian army that followed the Israelites to destroy them had mighty chariots. And Elijah the Prophet never died but was carried away by God in a chariot of fire.
Horses also speak of power and war and judgment. In Revelation, when the first four seals are opened, riders on white, red, black and pale horses are revealed, and in Revelation 19 there is a white horse whose rider is called Faithful and True whose robe was dipped in blood, and the armies of heaven followed Him riding on white horses. And there is a Scripture that talks about the very character of the horse being made ready for battle when he hears the trumpet blow. Chariots and horses are signs of power and majesty. Yet in Psalm 20:7 it says, “Some trust in horses and some in chariots, we trust in the name of the Lord our God.” We have to ask ourselves the question; do we trust in the things of this world, or in the name of the Lord our God?
