Unto Us Was the Gospel Preached Hebrews 4:2

The writer of Hebrews warned his readers to “fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short” of the “rest” or “promise land” of God. In chapter four and verse two of Hebrews, the writer reminds his readers “For unto us was the gospel preached” where we read:

For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them:

but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it.

The verse begins, “For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them:” The writer began with the words, “For unto us was” which means “also, both, even, so then and therefore unto the writer of Hebrews and his readers was” “the gospel preached” which means “the good news or glad tidings were announced, brought and proclaimed”, “as well as” or “according, even or just as” “unto them” which refers to “unto the children of Israel”. The “good news” of God was “heard” by the writer of Hebrews and his readers in the same manner as the children of Israel “in the wilderness”.

The verse goes on to say, “but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it.” The writer added, “but” which is a disassociation conjunction that means what is about to be written takes precedence over what was previously stated “moreover, nevertheless and nonetheless”, “the word preached” or “the speech, uttering, what someone has said, decreed, mandated and proclaimed” “did not profit them” which means to “assist, be useful or advantageous”, “not being mixed” or “not commingled, united or assimilated” “with faith” or “assurance, belief and fidelity” “in them” which refers to “the children of Israel who wandered in the wilderness” “that heard it” or “gave audience to, were not deaf toward, attended to and considered the word preached”. Because the people who heard the word of God did not “have faith in” and “believe” it, “the word” was “unprofitable” to them.

When we think through these words in Hebrews, we see the value in believing the word of God. Without trust and faith in God's word, there is no usefulness or advantage, however, when we believe “the gospel” of God and trust Him with our lives, we are in the best place we can be. Jesus Christ came to share the “good news” of God with all who live. The “gospel” is that Jesus Christ came to pay the price for every person's sins, and by applying this “good news” to our lives, we can be saved and live eternally with the Lord. May all who read these words not only “hear”, but also “believe”.

Next time we see the writer declare“we which have believed do enter into rest”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

Until tomorrow…there is more…

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