And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and presented himself unto him; and he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while. (Genesis 46:29)
The expression “presented himself,” generally used only of the appearance of God, here suggests the glory in which Joseph came to meet his father. This meeting brought the lives of both men to a climax. How earnestly they had yearned to see each other is a matter for the imagination, not for description. Their great love, each for the other, overflowing in the joy of their hearts, was poured out in tears, which could no longer be kept back. These were tears of joy, that came after many tears of bitterness shed during their long separation.