Addendum to the study of the book of Ruth.
The following article was taken from Giants in the Earth Part xvii.
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The Servant of Strength Called to Slay the Dragon
  Let us move onto Israel’s dragon slayer: David. The first time that David’s name is mentioned in Scripture is in the book of the kinsman, the book of the redeemer, the book of the barley harvest and provision, the book of grace: the book of Ruth (satisfied), it is very easy reading with only four chapters, and 85 verses, but what depth in typology, symbolism, and prophecy. In the words ‘kinsman,’ ‘redeemer,’ and ‘barley harvest’  we have the Holy Spirit of God building on these words to reveal the One who will come as the Kinsman Redeemer, and the Provider. The name of Obed means ‘service,’ not only as a worker or servant, but primarily as ‘a husbandman,’ and also there is an element of ‘worshiping’ in service, and I like this added root, ‘to bring to pass.’ While we are on the meaning of names, the meaning of the name of Boaz is ‘in him is strength.’ Let’s follow David’s genealogy through the meaning in the names: ‘In him is strength’ (Boaz) was the father of ‘service,’ (Obed), who was the father of ‘of him who is,’ (Jesse) who was the father of ‘beloved’ (David). This all took place in the town of Bethlehem, ‘the house of bread,’ the place of provision, and of course we have the Provider. This is no time to get antsy, stay with me, and try to focus. The first mention of the name of David is found in Ruth 4:17.
So Boaz took Ruth, and she was his wife: and when he went in unto her, the LORD gave her conception, and she bare a son. (Ruth 4:13)
And the women said unto Naomi, Blessed be the LORD, which hath not left thee this day without a kinsman, that his name may be famous in Israel. (Ruth 4:14)
And he shall be unto thee a restorer of thy life, and a nourisher of thine old age: for thy daughter in law, which loveth thee, which is better to thee than seven sons, hath born him. (Ruth 4:15)
And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse unto it. (Ruth 4:16)
And the women her neighbours gave it a name, saying, There is a son born to Naomi; and they called his name Obed: he is the father of Jesse, the father of David.  (Ruth 4:17)
  Did you see it? In Ruth 4:17 there is a very unusual occurrence, And the women her neighbours gave it a name. Have you ever seen this before in Scripture, or even in our natural realm when neighbor women named a child that was not theirs? David’s genealogy began with ‘In him is strength,’ connecting David to the strength not of his ancestors, but to Jehovah’s strength.
And all this assembly shall know that the LORD saveth not with sword and spear:  for the battle is the LORD’S, and he will give you into our hands. (1st Samuel 17:47)
For with God nothing shall be impossible. (Luke 1:37)
Ah Lord GOD! behold, thou hast made the heaven and the earth by thy great power and stretched out arm, and there is nothing too hard for thee: (Jeremiah 32:17) Thou shewest lovingkindness unto thousands, and recompensest the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them: the Great, the Mighty God, the LORD of hosts, is his name, (Jeremiah 32:18)
  It wasn’t ‘In him is strength,’ (Obed’s father Boaz) nor ‘satisfied,’ (Obed’s mother Ruth), nor even Naomi ‘my pleasantness’ (Obed’s grandmother) who named Obed, but it was Naomi’s neighbor women who named the child. (The naming of Obed by women neighbors just had to be a supernatural event because have you ever known of more than two women agreeing on anything?) 
 Amazing, indeed. Another memory connection is in the first mention of David that comes in Ruth 4:17 and connects to 1st Samuel Chapter 17 where the name of David occurs more than in any other chapter in Scripture. (I will again repeat for those who have not read any previous articles that I use these number connections as memory tools. However, keep this in mind, do you think that before Scripture was penned that the Holy Spirit of God did not know what would occur in the future, such as verse numbering?) ALL is used to show the knowledge and the foreknowledge of our God.
  This child of service, Obed, was named by those he would grow up to serve. As also the Lord Jesus Christ served Him who named Him before he was conceived in the womb. In Obed, his service began after his birth; however, with the Lord Jesus Christ His service began before His conception in earth time.
Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. (Isaiah 7:14)
Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. (Matthew 1:23)
And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God. (Luke 1:30)
And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb. (Luke 2:21)
  This can only be described as a supernatural moving over hearts to agree (as a united voice) to call this child ‘Service.’ Within David’s heritage was the strength of Jehovah, the humble heart of a servant, the actions of a true worshiper of Jehovah, and an unwavering trust in God that He will bring it all to pass.
David said moreover, The LORD that delivered me out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said unto David, Go, and the LORD be with thee. (1st Samuel 17:37)
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