Jacob takes a trip he never expected to take. He travels to Egypt to be reunited with his long-lost (long-feared dead) son, Joseph. God appears to him prior to his departure and promises that the land he is leaving will not be lost but will be preserved and reserved for him. His progeny will return to this land - God has promised and we have already seen that God is good at keeping His promises.
Jacob and his family enter the land of Egypt and greatly increase the population of that nation. One nation entering into the land of another increases the population by exactly 70 persons. Not exactly an overwhelming nation; but certainly more than Abraham thought possible not too many years prior.
Jacob lives in Egypt for 17 years and prior to his death we are allowed to hear the blessing he pronounces on Joseph's sons. The statement "I did not think to see you again; and here I am beholding your children" is testimony to the faithfulness and graciousness of God!
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