John Calvin Commentary Genesis 46:28

"And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph, to show the way before him unto Goshen; and they came into the land of Goshen." — Genesis 46:28 (ASV)

And he sent Judah before him unto Joseph. Because Goshen had been selected by Joseph as the home for his father and his brothers, Jacob now desires that, on his arrival, he might find the place prepared for him.

For the expression Moses uses implies not that he requires a house to be built and furnished for him, but only that he might be permitted to pitch his tent there without disturbance.

For it was necessary that some unoccupied place should be assigned him, so that by taking possession of the pastures or fields of the inhabitants, he would not give them an occasion for causing an uproar.

In the meeting of Jacob with his son Joseph, Moses describes their intense joy to show that the holy Fathers were not lacking in natural affection.

It must, however, be remembered that although affections spring from good principles, they always contract some evil from the corrupt propensity of the flesh; their chief fault is that they always exceed their bounds.

Therefore, it follows that they do not need to be eradicated, but rather kept within due bounds.