And the women of the neighborhood 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 4:17 ESV)
Ancestor
We could not have Jesus without Mary.
We could not have Mary without David.
We could not have David without Jesse.
We could not have Jesse without Obed.
We could not have Obed without Ruth.
The book of Ruth is a direct cause of the Messiah’s birth.
And the line continued and continues.
Because Christians could not be Christ’s without Jesus.