As the mixed multitude was traveling ahead of Pharaoh’s army thy had been following the angel of God. Then when they reached the Red Sea the angel moved behind them. While most concentrate on the miracle that followed, remember that when people gather together to follow the Creator, great things do happen. Exodus 14:21, : Moses held his hand over the sea. All that night the Lord drove back the sea with a strong east wind. And so he made the sea become dry ground. The water was split.”