A major theme of the Bible is God coming to live among His people: “I will live among them and walk among them, and I will be their God and they will be my people.” (Leviticus God wants to be intimately involved with us. He created mankind for relationship. Our sin separated us from Him; Sin hinders man’s experience of God’s presence, and He wants to bring His presence back to man.Through a select group of people, the Jews, He revealed Himself as I Am—a present and knowable God—intimacy with His people.But the Jews misunderstood Him. To them, God with us, meant three things: that God was pleased with them (Exodus But God wants to be more with mankind; He wants an intimate relationship.