Moses did as the Lord had commanded him, and God drove the sea back. There are a number of things to note here. First, this is a miracle, but God used "natural" means to achieve it, ie using the wind. Secondly Moses had to stretch out his hand, but God did the work. We may sometimes wonder, how on earth is this going to change anything, when God tells us to do something, but what we forget is that while we are obeying God, He will be doing the necessary things to make it work.
The Israelites went through the Red Sea on dry ground. There was also a wall of water to their left and right, which must have been pretty frightening. So even when God was doing the miracle, it would still take faith to live in the good of the miracle, trusting God that the wall of water was not suddenly going to subside. The fear they had of the Egyptians may also have helped to urge them to take the "risk".
The Egyptians pursued the Israelites, but once they were in the Red Sea God caused confusion amongst them. Moses had to stretch out his hand again over the sea, and this time the waters returned, destroying the Egyptian army.
The Israelites then feared the Lord and put their trust in Him and in Moses.
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