Benjamin has turned the subject from the need for atonement to the Messiah through whom it would be accomplished, to now discussing the personal results of atonement with God. Benjamin states that “as ye have come to the knowledge of the glory of God,” which might sound like simply understanding that there is a God; however, that is not his context. He commanded that they believe in God, and the context has been in God’s merciful condescension to become mortal and effect the atonement. Thus, this description of coming to the knowledge of God is integrally connected to accepting the atoning Messiah as that God, as Jehovah.
Benjamin describes the conditions of repentance, and the need to remain humble before the glory of God. Note that he specifically says that they could continue “standing steadfastly in the faith of that which is to come.” The atonement has not yet happened, yet they should act as though it has, steadfastly believing that it not only will, but that its benefits can also be applied to them in this life, even before that specific act.
The benefit is that “if ye do this ye shall always rejoice.” The promise of the land was that they would prosper. Benjamin extends that covenant to the individual. Their prospering would not be physical, but more importantly, spiritual. Benjamin declares that the knowledge of the glory of God is the same as the knowledge of “that which is just and true.” Jehovah is the very definition of that which is just and true.