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Podcast: Open the Bible UK Daily
Episode: Blessings for the World
Description: The women of the neighbourhood gave him a name, saying. "A son has been born to Naomi". They named him Obed. He was the father of Jesse. the father of David.Ruth 4:17We have seen that the baby born in Bethlehem is described as a redeemer. Here we are told that they named him Obed, and Obed means servant. So the baby born in Bethlehem is a redeemer and a servant. And from him comes a future king: “He was the father of Jesse, the father of David” (4:17).All of this is poin...