Joseph appeared before him, he threw his arms around his father and wept for a long time

 Genesis 46:1-34

So Israel set out with all that was his, and when he reached Beersheba, he offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac. And God spoke to Israel in a vision at night and said, “Jacob! Jacob!”

“I am God, the God of your father,” he said. “Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you into a great nation there. I will go down to Egypt with you, and I will surely bring you back again. And Joseph’s own hand will close your eyes.

Jacob brought with him to Egypt his sons and grandsons and his daughters and granddaughters—all his offspring.

All those who went to Egypt with Jacob—those who were his direct descendants, not counting his sons’ wives—numbered sixty-six persons. With the two sons who had been born to Joseph in Egypt, the members of Jacob’s family, which went to Egypt, were seventy in all.

Now Jacob sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph to get directions to Goshen. When they arrived in the region of Goshen, Joseph had his chariot made ready and went to Goshen to meet his father Israel. As soon as Joseph appeared before him, he threw his arms around his father and wept for a long time.

When Pharaoh calls you in and asks, ‘What is your occupation?’  you should answer, ‘Your servants have tended livestock from our boyhood on, just as our fathers did.’ Then you will be allowed to settle in the region of Goshen, for all shepherds are detestable to the Egyptians.”

Why?

Finally, Jacob met his son Joseph. This is a long period of separation in this family. But all of these are under the way of the Lord. 

Most of us do not know what will be, what will happen, but we trust in the Lord, God is my way, my fortress. 

How?

Pray to the Lord and walk on the way of the Lord, for God is my fortress and his love endure forever.