When Jehovah answers Alma, He begins with declarations intended to show that Alma has done well. Therefore, there are blessings pronounced upon those who have followed Alma, and, therefore, upon Alma for his leadership.
Ultimately the blessing is that Alma has brought people to a closer covenant with Jehovah. Jehovah declares: “blessed is this people who are willing to bear my name; for in my name shall they be called; and they are mine.” Although King Benjamin has attempted to have all of his people bear the name of the Messiah, the reality was that there were those who forsook that relationship. In the divisiveness of the social, political, and religious realms in Zarahemla, Alma has preserved for Jehovah those who would truly bear his name.