After, as it were introducing himself to the hostile throng that had gathered there, Amulek, in a straightforward manner, told them of the incident wherein an angel of the Lord appeared unto him, and in a commanding tone of voice, bade him return to his own house and give meat and drink to a prophet of the Lord whom he should find on the way.
The angle then commanded Amulek to receive the prophet under the hospitality of his own roof; there care for his wants because the prophet was almost completely famished for want of food. The heavenly messenger added to the Divine commitment he transmitted to Amulek from the Throne on High saying that the holy prophet whom thou shalt meet is an hungered and almost worn out “for he has fasted many days because of the sins of this people.” The further assurance was given Amulek that—not if he obeyed, but in doing so—he and his whole household would be blessed. We may understand the blessing the angel pronounced upon Amulek when we remember the words of the Lord to His disciples in the Land of Jerusalem: “Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these My brethren, ye have done it unto Me.” With a heart filled with gratitude, Amulek sought out this holy man and found him even as the angel had said.
Now, Amulek said to the assembled numbers who crowded about Alma and himself, that he did just as the angel had admonished him to do; he fed and clothed and otherwise gave this poor wayfaring man succor according to the hour and power of his great need. All the time while doing so, he remembered the angel’s words, “He is a holy man.” “Wherefore,” said Amulek, “I know he is a holy man because it was said by an angel of God. And behold,” he continued, “it was this same man who has been speaking unto you concerning the things of God.”
“Thou Shalt Feed a Prophet of the Lord”
After, as it were introducing himself to the hostile throng that had gathered there, Amulek, in a straightforward manner, told them of the incident wherein an angel of the Lord appeared unto him, and in a commanding tone of voice, bade him return to his own house and give meat and drink to a prophet of the Lord whom he should find on the way.
The angle then commanded Amulek to receive the prophet under the hospitality of his own roof; there he cared for his wants because the prophet was almost completely famished for want of food. The heavenly messenger added to the Divine commitment he transmitted to Amulek from the Throne on High saying that the holy prophet whom thou shalt meet is an hungered and almost worn out “for he has fasted many days because of the sins of this people.” The further assurance was given Amulek that—not if he obeyed, but in doing so—he and his whole household would be blessed. We may understand the blessing the angel pronounced upon Amulek when we remember the words of the Lord to His disciples in the Land of Jerusalem: “Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these My brethren, ye have done it unto Me.” With a heart filled with gratitude, Amulek sought out this holy man and found him even as the angel had said.
Now, Amulek said to the assembled numbers who crowded about Alma and himself, that he did just as the angel had admonished him to do; he fed and clothed and otherwise gave this poor wayfaring man succor according to the hour and power of his great need. All the time while doing so, he remembered the angel’s words, “He is a holy man.” “Wherefore,” said Amulek, “I know he is a holy man because it was said by an angel of God. And behold,” he continued, “it was this same man who has been speaking unto you concerning the things of God.”