The Song of the Sea is one of the four major songs in the Pentateuch, and the only one that does not speak of the latter days. The other songs are the blessing of the patriarchs in Genesis 49, the Song of Moses in Deuteronomy 32, and the blessing of the 12 tribes in Deuteronomy 33. The first and last songs in the Torah, then, are about the twelve tribes and what will befall them in the latter days. The two middle songs, of which this is the first, sing about God and His glory and might. This song, in particular, is a song of praise to Yahweh for His victory at the Red Sea, and it climaxes in a celebration of His rule. This is the first time the Bible says that the LORD reigns — but it is not the last. Because this song celebrates Yahweh's victory and Yahweh's rule, it teaches us to do the same.