8230. 'And covered the chariots and the horsemen, and all Pharaoh's army' means that their own falsities hid them. This is clear from the meaning of 'covering' as overwhelming, thus hiding; and from the meaning of 'Pharaoh's chariots and horsemen' as doctrinal teachings upholding falsity, and reasonings that fight against truths and forms of good, in general actual falsities arising from evil. For the meaning of 'chariots' as doctrinal teachings upholding falsity, and of 'horsemen' as reasonings belonging to a perverted understanding, see 8146, 8148. For their fighting against truths and forms of good, see 8215.

Everyone knows the phrase "the natural order of things." It means that everything is in its proper place, occupying the niche it is meant to fill. There is also the phrase "the spiritual order of things," meaning that every spiritual thing is in its proper spiritual place, occupying the spiritual niche it is meant to fill. This is, of course, what the Lord intends for us, and happens when we accept life and love from Him by willing what is good and acting according to truth. Of course, things are frequently out of order, because even the best of us indulge in unhealthy self-obsession and attachment to the material world. Ideally, we will repeatedly turn to the Lord and ask for His help with the cleanup, putting things back where they belong in the "spiritual order of things." This is what is meant when the Bible talks about restoring things -- it means putting them back into their proper spiritual place.