And they shall know that I am the LORD their God, that brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, that I may dwell among them: I am the LORD their God.
And they will know that I am the LORD their God, who brought them out of the land of Egypt so that I could live among them. I am the LORD their God.
God is reminding His people that He rescued them from Egypt specifically so He could have a close relationship and live among them.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes at the end of God's detailed instructions to Moses about establishing the priesthood and building the tabernacle. God had just freed the Israelites from slavery in Egypt and was now giving them the systems and structures that would allow His presence to dwell among them as they traveled to the Promised Land. The tabernacle would serve as God's dwelling place in the center of their camp.
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