Something is on Jacob’s mind as he stands before Pharaoh. It is a sense that somehow, he has not lived out his dream. He is in the sunset of his life, and still only a sojourner, like his forefathers.[61] Wasn’t he meant to settle in Canaan and begin the work of nation-building? But he just couldn’t do it. Yes, he and his family would survive here in Egypt; they would not starve. But is this really where he was supposed to be?
