<p>1:18 <em>No one has seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he has made Him known- </em>&quot;Made Him known&quot; or AV &quot;declared&quot; is another allusion to the declaration of God's Name and the fullness of His character and glory in physical form to Moses (see on Ex. 32:30-32; Lk. 16:23; 1 Cor. 8:4-6). Again, all believers are positioned with Moses, who was denied his request to see God. But effectively, we have seen God in His Son; he who perceives / sees the Son has seen the Father. John parallels the word becoming flesh, with the Son declaring the Father who cannot be seen (Jn. 1:18). This is a reference to the declaration of Yahweh&rsquo;s Name to Moses, at which time Moses was reminded that God cannot be physically seen. Thus the declaration of the Yahweh Name to Moses is paralleled with the word / Name being made flesh. The Father glorified His Name in the Son (Jn. 12:28), who was the word of God.</p><p>John here makes clear allusion to Moses. This alludes to Moses being unable to see God, whereas the Lord now is cuddled in the bosom of the Father- such closeness, such a soft image, even now in his heavenly glory The Lord declared God's character in His perfect life and above all on the cross (Jn. 17:26).</p><p>Again, the making known or declaration of God is something done to us. And it is done to us by the Lord Jesus through His Spirit. We are given &quot;the spirit of... knowledge in the revelation declaring / making known of Him&quot; (Eph. 1:17).</p>