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The term "belongeth" is an archaic English word found in the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible, often used to denote possession or association. In modern translations, such as the Berean Standard Bible , this term is typically rendered as "belongs" or "belonging." The concept of belonging is significant in biblical theology, emphasizing the relationship between God and His creation, as well as the covenantal relationship between God and His people.

Divine Ownership and Sovereignty

The notion of what "belongeth" to God is foundational in understanding His sovereignty and ownership over all creation. Psalm 24:1 states, "The earth is the LORD’s, and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein." This verse underscores the belief that everything in the universe is under God's dominion and care. The idea that all creation belongs to God is a recurring theme throughout Scripture, affirming His ultimate authority and the responsibility of humanity to steward His creation wisely.

Covenantal Belonging

In the context of the covenant, "belongeth" signifies the special relationship between God and His chosen people. Deuteronomy 7:6 declares, "For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you to be a people for His prized possession, out of all the peoples on the face of the earth." This verse highlights the unique status of Israel as a nation that belongs to God, set apart for His purposes. The covenantal relationship is marked by mutual commitment, where God promises to be faithful to His people, and they, in turn, are called to live in obedience to His commandments.

Belonging in the New Testament

In the New Testament, the concept of belonging is expanded to include all who are in Christ. Romans 14:8 states, "If we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord. So whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord." This passage reflects the Christian understanding that believers are united with Christ in life and death, signifying a profound spiritual belonging that transcends earthly ties. The Apostle Paul frequently emphasizes that believers are members of the body of Christ, each belonging to one another and to the Lord (1 Corinthians 12:27).

Belonging and Identity

The theme of belonging also relates to the identity of believers as children of God. 1 John 3:1 proclaims, "See what great love the Father has lavished on us, that we should be called children of God! And that is what we are!" This identity as God's children is central to the Christian faith, providing believers with a sense of belonging that is rooted in divine love and grace. It assures them of their place in God's family and their inheritance in His kingdom.

Moral and Ethical Implications

The understanding of what "belongeth" to God carries moral and ethical implications for believers. Recognizing that their lives and possessions ultimately belong to God, Christians are called to live with integrity, generosity, and humility. This stewardship mindset encourages believers to use their resources and talents for God's glory and the advancement of His kingdom, reflecting the values of the Gospel in their daily lives.

In summary, the concept of "belongeth" in the Bible encompasses divine ownership, covenantal relationships, spiritual identity, and ethical living. It serves as a reminder of God's sovereignty, the special status of His people, and the call to live in accordance with His will.

Library

The Power of the Holy Ghost
... and God alone. "Twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God."
God is God; and power belongeth to him. If he delegates ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 1 1855/the power of the holy.htm

"There is no Dread that Fully Pleaseth God in us but Reverent ...
... It belongeth to the Lordship and to the Fatherhood to be dreaded, as it belongeth
to the Goodness to be loved: and it belongeth to us that are His servants and ...
/.../julian/revelations of divine love/chapter lxxiv there is no.htm

"We Shall See Verily the Cause of all Things that He Hath Done ...
... But this manner of trembling and dread shall have no pain; but it belongeth to the
worthy might of God thus to be beholden by His creatures, in great dread ...
/.../julian/revelations of divine love/chapter lxxv we shall see.htm

Of the Subject of the Power of the Keyes, to whom they are ...
... kingdom of heaven be divers, so are the subjects to whom they are committed, divers:
as in the naturall body, diversitie of functions belongeth to diversity of ...
/.../chap iii of the subject.htm

"All Heavenly Things and all Earthly Things that Belong to Heaven ...
... And in as much as it is good and easy it belongeth to the rightfulness; and in as
much as it is hard and grievous [by reason of the sin beheld, which sheweth ...
/.../julian/revelations of divine love/chapter xlv all heavenly things.htm

Preface to this Edition
... But it belongeth unto Thee, O thou Uncreated Love! ... it belongeth unto Thee, to awaken,
attract, and convert; to make Thyself be heard, tasted, and beloved! ...
/.../guyon/a short and easy method of prayer/preface to this edition.htm

"Two Parts of Truth: the Part that is Open: Our Saviour and Our ...
... For it is our Lord's privy counsel, and it belongeth to the royal lordship of God
to have His privy counsel in peace, and it belongeth to His servant, for ...
/.../julian/revelations of divine love/chapter xxx two parts of.htm

"Jesus Christ that Doeth Good against Evil is Our Very Mother: we ...
... Our Father [willeth], our Mother worketh, our good Lord the Holy Ghost confirmeth:
and therefore it belongeth to us to love our God in whom we have our being ...
/.../julian/revelations of divine love/chapter lix jesus christ that.htm

"I Beheld the Property of Mercy, and I Beheld the Property of ...
... Mercy is a pitiful property which belongeth to the Motherhood in tender love; and
grace is a worshipful property which belongeth to the royal Lordship in the ...
/.../julian/revelations of divine love/chapter xlviii i beheld the.htm

"It is Needful to See and to Know that we are Sinners: Wherefore ...
... And therefore it belongeth properly to us, both by nature and by grace, to long
and desire with all our mights to know our Self in fulness of endless joy. ...
/.../julian/revelations of divine love/chapter xlvi it is needful.htm

Thesaurus

Belongeth (36 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Belongeth (36 Occurrences). Matthew 19:14 But
Jesus said, Suffer the little children, and forbid them not ...
/b/belongeth.htm - 17k

Faced (32 Occurrences)
... So Jehoash king of Israel went up; and he and Amaziah king of Judah looked one another
in the face at Beth-shemesh, which belongeth to Judah. (See NAS RSV NIV). ...
/f/faced.htm - 15k

Recompense (79 Occurrences)
... Romans 12:19 Avenge not yourselves, beloved, but give place unto the wrath 'of God':
for it is written, Vengeance belongeth unto me; I will recompense, saith ...
/r/recompense.htm - 30k

Beth-she'mesh (20 Occurrences)
... So Jehoash king of Israel went up; and he and Amaziah king of Judah looked one another
in the face at Beth-shemesh, which belongeth to Judah. (See RSV). ...
/b/beth-she'mesh.htm - 12k

Amazi'ah (37 Occurrences)
... So Jehoash king of Israel went up; and he and Amaziah king of Judah looked one another
in the face at Beth-shemesh, which belongeth to Judah. (See RSV). ...
/a/amazi'ah.htm - 17k

Belonging (90 Occurrences)
... Exodus 9:4 And the LORD shall make a division between the cattle of Israel and the
cattle of Egypt; and there shall nothing die of all that belongeth to the ...
/b/belonging.htm - 34k

Bethshemesh (19 Occurrences)
... Therefore Jehoash king of Israel went up; and he and Amaziah king of Judah looked
one another in the face at Bethshemesh, which belongeth to Judah. (KJV). ...
/b/bethshemesh.htm - 19k

Beth-shemesh (19 Occurrences)
... So Jehoash king of Israel went up; and he and Amaziah king of Judah looked one
another in the face at Beth-shemesh, which belongeth to Judah. ...
/b/beth-shemesh.htm - 20k

Zar'ephath (4 Occurrences)
... 1 Kings 17:9 Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there;
behold, I have commanded a widow there to sustain thee.' (See RSV). ...
/z/zar'ephath.htm - 7k

Zidonians (11 Occurrences)
... Joshua 13:4 on the south; all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that belongeth
to the Sidonians, unto Aphek, to the border of the Amorites; (See JPS BBE). ...
/z/zidonians.htm - 10k

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Concordance

Belongeth (36 Occurrences)

Matthew 19:14
But Jesus said, Suffer the little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for to such belongeth the kingdom of heaven.
(ASV)

Mark 10:14
But when Jesus saw it, he was moved with indignation, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me; forbid them not: for to such belongeth the kingdom of God.
(ASV)

Luke 18:16
But Jesus called them unto him, saying, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for to such belongeth the kingdom of God.
(ASV)

Romans 12:19
Avenge not yourselves, beloved, but give place unto the wrath 'of God': for it is written, Vengeance belongeth unto me; I will recompense, saith the Lord.
(ASV)

Hebrews 5:14
But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil.
(KJV WBS)

Hebrews 7:13
For he of whom these things are said belongeth to another tribe, from which no man hath given attendance at the altar.
(ASV)

Hebrews 10:30
For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people.
(KJV ASV WBS)

Exodus 9:4
And Jehovah shall make a distinction between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt; and there shall nothing die of all that belongeth to the children of Israel.
(ASV JPS)

Leviticus 6:5
or all that about which he hath sworn falsely; and he shall restore it in the principal, and shall add the fifth part more thereto; to him to whom it belongeth shall he give it, on the day of his trespass-offering.
(DBY)

Leviticus 27:24
In the year of jubilee the field shall return unto him of whom it was bought, even to him to whom the possession of the land belongeth.
(ASV JPS)

Numbers 8:24
This is it that belongeth unto the Levites: from twenty and five years old and upward they shall go in to wait upon the service of the tabernacle of the congregation:
(KJV ASV WBS)

Deuteronomy 10:14
Behold, unto Jehovah thy God belongeth heaven and the heaven of heavens, the earth, with all that is therein.
(ASV JPS WBS)

Deuteronomy 32:35
To me belongeth vengeance and recompence; their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste.
(KJV WBS)

Joshua 13:4
on the south; all the land of the Canaanites, and Mearah that belongeth to the Sidonians, unto Aphek, to the border of the Amorites;
(ASV DBY JPS)

Judges 19:14
And they passed on and went their way; and the sun went down upon them when they were by Gibeah, which belongeth to Benjamin.
(KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Judges 20:4
And the Levite, the husband of the woman that was slain, answered and said, I came into Gibeah that belongeth to Benjamin, I and my concubine, to lodge.
(KJV JPS ASV WBS)

1 Samuel 17:1
Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle, and were gathered together at Shochoh, which belongeth to Judah, and pitched between Shochoh and Azekah, in Ephesdammim.
(KJV JPS ASV WBS)

1 Samuel 27:6
Then Achish gave him Ziklag that day: wherefore Ziklag pertaineth unto the kings of Judah unto this day.
(See JPS)

1 Samuel 30:14
We made an invasion upon the south of the Cherethites, and upon the coast which belongeth to Judah, and upon the south of Caleb; and we burned Ziklag with fire.
(KJV JPS ASV WBS)

2 Samuel 3:8
Then was Abner very wroth for the words of Ish-bosheth, and said, Am I a dog's head that belongeth to Judah? This day do I show kindness unto the house of Saul thy father, to his brethren, and to his friends, and have not delivered thee into the hand of David; and yet thou chargest me this day with a fault concerning this woman.
(ASV JPS)

1 Kings 17:9
Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee.
(KJV JPS ASV WBS)

1 Kings 19:3
And when he saw that, he arose, and went for his life, and came to Beersheba, which belongeth to Judah, and left his servant there.
(KJV JPS ASV WBS)

2 Kings 14:11
But Amaziah would not hear. Therefore Jehoash king of Israel went up; and he and Amaziah king of Judah looked one another in the face at Bethshemesh, which belongeth to Judah.
(KJV JPS ASV WBS)

2 Chronicles 25:21
So Joash the king of Israel went up; and they saw one another in the face, both he and Amaziah king of Judah, at Bethshemesh, which belongeth to Judah.
(KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Ezra 10:4
Arise; for this matter belongeth unto thee: we also will be with thee: be of good courage, and do it.
(KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Psalms 3:8
Salvation belongeth unto the LORD: thy blessing is upon thy people. Selah.
(KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Psalms 62:11
God hath spoken once; twice have I heard this; that power belongeth unto God.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Psalms 62:12
Also unto thee, O Lord, belongeth mercy: for thou renderest to every man according to his work.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS)

Psalms 68:20
God is unto us a God of deliverances; And unto Jehovah the Lord belongeth escape from death.
(ASV)

Psalms 89:18
For our shield belongeth unto Jehovah; And our king to the Holy One of Israel.
(ASV)

Psalms 94:1
O Lord God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself.
(KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Daniel 8:17
So he came near where I stood; and when he came, I was affrighted, and fell upon my face: but he said unto me, Understand, O son of man; for the vision belongeth to the time of the end.
(ASV JPS)

Daniel 8:19
And he said, Behold, I will make thee know what shall be in the latter time of the indignation; for it belongeth to the appointed time of the end.
(ASV JPS)

Daniel 8:26
And the vision of the evenings and mornings which hath been told is TRUE: but shut thou up the vision; for it belongeth to many days to come.
(ASV JPS)

Daniel 9:7
O LORD, righteousness belongeth unto thee, but unto us confusion of faces, as at this day; to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and unto all Israel, that are near, and that are far off, through all the countries whither thou hast driven them, because of their trespass that they have trespassed against thee.
(KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Daniel 9:8
O Lord, to us belongeth confusion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have sinned against thee.
(KJV JPS ASV WBS)

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