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.
Gospel preached ... unto them - in type: the earthly Canaan, wherein they failed to realize perfect rest, suggesting that they should look beyond to the heavenly rest, to which faith is the avenue, and from which unbelief excludes, as it did from the earthly Canaan.
The word preached, х ho (G3588) logos (G3056) tees (G3588) akoees (G189)] - 'the word of hearing:' the word heard by them.
Not being mixed with faith in them that heard. [So f, Syriac, and Lucifer, sungkekramenos: 'Aleph ('), sungkekerasmenos (G4786)]. 'As the word did not unite with the hearers in faith. The word heard being the food which, as the bread of life (John 6:33), must pass into flesh and blood, through man's appropriating it in faith. Hearing alone is of as little value as undigested food in a bad stomach (Tholuck). [A B C Delta, Vulgate, sungkekerasmenous (G4786)]. 'Unmingled as they were (Greek accusative, agreeing with "them") in faith with its hearers;' i:e. with its believing, obedient hearers, as Caleb and Joshua. So "hear" means 'obey,' Hebrews 4:7. The disobedient, instead of being blended in 'the same body,' separated themselves as Korah: a tacit reproof to like separatists from the Christian assembling together (Hebrews 10:25; Jude 1:19).