Gen 46:4 | MHM | STEP | v. 4 : God promised to go with Jacob to Egypt and said He would bring him back again. This meant that Jacob’s body would return to Canaan for burial, and that his descendants would one day return to the promised land ( ch. 49:29, 32 ). God also promised that Joseph would be with Jacob when he died and would gently close his eyes ( v. 4 ). God often gives comfort and fulfills even the small wishes of His people.

‏ Genesis 46:4

v. 4: God promised to go with Jacob to Egypt and said He would bring him back again. This meant that Jacob’s body would return to Canaan for burial, and that his descendants would one day return to the promised land (ch. 49:29, 32 ^a). God also promised that Joseph would be with Jacob when he died and would gently close his eyes (v. 4 ^b). God often gives comfort and fulfills even the small wishes of His people.