I will go down with you to Egypt, and I will also surely bring you up again; and Joseph will close your eyes."A promise from God, that Jacob was not abandoning his fathers by leaving the land. Nor was God abandoning Jacob because he was leaving the land. God tells him that this is the right course, and maybe by implication that the land is not fit for habitation right now. However, God also promises Jacob that he would return to the land God had promised his fathers, though he doesn't mention how long it would be.
Also, he tells Jacob that Joseph will see him, and presumably vice versa. The last longing of Jacob's heart, to see his long-lost son, will be fulfilled. To borrow a phrase, the last wish of a dying man will be fulfilled.
Great is God's faithfulness.
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