The dramatic and profound statement is this time not made with abstruseness, recorded following the instructions to build the tabernacle 25:8. 

וְעָ֥שׂוּ לִ֖י מִקְדָּ֑שׁ וְשָׁכַנְתִּ֖י בְּתוֹכָֽם׃

And let them make Me a sanctuary that I may dwell among them.

Towards the closing of this week’s portion of Tezave the idea and the purpose is unequivocal, 29:45 

וְשָׁ֣כַנְתִּ֔י בְּת֖וֹךְ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְהָיִ֥יתִי לָהֶ֖ם לֵאלֹהִֽים׃

I will abide among the Israelites, and I will be their God.

What prompts this revelation here and why only now in this explicit manner?

The following verse whilst reemphasizing and as such may appear superfluous, brings an additional insight or rationale which is staggering

וְיָדְע֗וּ כִּ֣י אֲנִ֤י יְהֹוָה֙ אֱלֹ֣הֵיהֶ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֨ר........

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