Genesis 4:26 All the persons belonging to Jacob who came into Egypt, who were his own descendants, not including Jacob's sons' wives, were sixty-six persons in all. 27 And the sons of Joseph, who were born to him in Egypt, were two. All the persons of the house of Jacob who came into Egypt were seventy. 28 He had sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph to show the way before him in Goshen, and they came into the land of Goshen. 29 Then Joseph prepared his chariot and went up to meet Israel his father in Goshen. He presented himself to him and fell on his neck and wept on his neck a good while.
There are some phrases in the scripture that stick out to me as so picturesque they are memorable, like here in verse 26. This is one of several high points of this whole account of restoration between Joseph and his family. When he finally sees his long-lost father he fell on his neck and wept on his neck a good while. What a picture of hugging one you love and thought you lost. We get a similar picture when the prodigal comes home to his father. Whatever the relationship, is it not worth the effort, prayer, hope, and trust to be able to one day "fall on their necks"?
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