Exodus 12:37-42

These verses clearly show that the leaving by night pertained to the first Day of Unleavened Bread—the 15^th, not the 14^th.

Passover is the 14^th, and the starting point. According to verses 2 and 3, it was in Rameses, not their houses. It was the night part of the 15^th day of the month that they left Egypt. It was the 15th day of the first month, on the day after the Passover.

The Egyptians would not have been burying their dead just minutes after they died on the 14^th in the dead of night. They were burying their dead late on the daylight portion of the 14^th toward sunset, as the Israelites were beginning to move out of Rameses. That is four differences already.

Now why would they celebrate all night? They were commemorating coming out of Egypt, and in all likelihood the Israelites, once they began to leave Rameses, did not stop till daylight the next day. They marched all night, and then rested in the heat of the day. They were celebrating "The Night To Be Much Observed"—a night of watching. God was watching over them as they left Egypt by night. Now verse 8 makes sense as to why He would have to tell them to leave off the celebration and go back to their tents.

Exodus 12:37-42

This passage is all about the First Day of Unleavened Bread, beginning with the night of solemn observance, just after sunset. Unleavened Bread pictures God's deliverance from the environment of sin. It is about what God did and does for us - it is a memorial of His deliverance. But notice where this took place: Verse 37 puts the beginning of the exodus at Succoth. That was the first place they camped after leaving Ramses in Egypt proper.

So, this is a commonality with Tabernacles, because the place the Israelites camped for the First Day of Unleavened Bread is what this feast is named after. The Jews call this Feast Sukkot, which is the Hebrew word for tabernacle, tent, or booth. And the name of the first place the Israelites camped is Succoth, which is the same word, except that it is plural. So, the Israelites stayed in booths in Succoth. This is curious because they stayed in booths in the place that had already been named booths. It was already named Succoth when they got there and made their camp. The backstory to this is found in Genesis 33:17:

So, the place the Israelites camped for the First Day of Unleavened Bread was named after the dwellings Jacob made for his livestock. Therefore the name of the place is called Succoth.

Exodus 12:33-42

Notice, rather than leaving all physical possessions behind like those pioneers needed to do to lighten their load, God provided much more physically for their journey. They added great material possessions from the spoils of Egypt before their journey out began with setting sun that started the 15^th day, and the first day of Unleavened Bread.

Notice it says in verse 35 that they had done all this at the word of Moses.