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To What Does The Expression "Bosom Position" Refer? The Bible says that Jesus is "in the bosom position with the Father." John 1:18 No man has seen God at any time; the only-begotten who is at the Father’s side is the one who has explained Him (No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten , which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared Him.-KJV) This expression refers to the particular closeness and favour that Jesus has with God. These words allude to the custom that the Jews followed when dining. In Jesus' day, the Jews reclined on couches arranged around the dinner table. Each diner's head was positioned toward the table and his feet away from it, while he supported himself on a cushion with his left elbow. This posture allowed his right arm to remain free. Since the diners all lay on their left side, one beside the other, "the head of one man was near the breast of the man who lay behind him," explains one source, "and he was, therefore, said 'to lie in the bosom' of the other." To lie in the bosom of the head of a family or of the host of a feast was considered to be a special honor or privilege. Hence at Jesus' last Passover, it was "the disciple whom Jesus loved," the apostle John, who lay in Jesus' bosom. John could thus 'lean back on Jesus' chest' to ask him a question. John 13:23-25 One of the disciples, the one whom Jesus loved, was reclining close to Jesus. Therefore, Simon Peter nodded to this one and said to him: “Tell us whom he is talking about.” So the latter leaned back on the chest of Jesus and said to him: “Lord, who is it?” John 21:20 Peter turned around and saw the disciple whom Jesus loved following, the one who at the evening meal had also leaned back on his chest and said: “Lord, who is the one betraying you? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Yet another wonderful, wee aid to our understanding of Scripture. Love, katidid. 
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