When Yaakov and family depart for Egypt, are they planning to make Egypt their permanent home, or are they planning just a short visit?

Yaakov fears that his departure to Egypt may be against God's will or possibly even a threat to his bechira. The unique Korbanot that Yaakov offers in Beer Sheva are thanksgiving for the reunification of the family and the realization of the completion of the twelve tribes.

God's message to Yaakov reveals the upcoming slavery in Egypt but also the growth of an entire out of the seventy descendants to Egypt.

The Decree of Enslavement in Egypt
Yaakov Descends to Egypt
Leaving Eretz Israel
Choice and Rejection in Bereisheet
Shelamim - Peace Offering
Olah
Korban Pessah
The Eighth Day
Covenant at Sinai
Thanksgiving Offering
Covenant Between the Pieces
Seven Years of Famine
Courtesy of Rabbi Menachem Leibtag www.tanach.org