Omni 1

Jehovah

For the Lord would not suffer, after he had led them out of the land of Jerusalem and kept and preserved them from falling into the hands of their enemies, yea, he would not suffer that the words should not be verified, which he spake unto our fathers, saying that: Inasmuch as ye will not keep my commandments ye shall not prosper in the land. Omni 1:6–7

The Lord who led Lehi's family out of Jerusalem and promised prosperity for obedience is Jehovah, the premortal Christ. Amaron shows He keeps His word, both in judgment and in sparing the righteous.

How we know: the chapter heading names Him · a Church study aid lists it

• quotes 2 Nephi 1:20 — The promise the Lord spake unto the fathers: keep my commandments and prosper in the land.
• quotes 1 Nephi 2:20 — The Lord's original promise to Nephi about prospering in the land.

Creator

And at the time that Mosiah discovered them, they had become exceedingly numerous. Nevertheless, they had had many wars and serious contentions, and had fallen by the sword from time to time; and their language had become corrupted; and they had brought no records with them; and they denied the being of their Creator; and Mosiah, nor the people of Mosiah, could understand them. Omni 1:17

The Mulekites, without scriptures, lost faith in their Creator. King Benjamin's angel later names Jesus Christ as 'the Creator of all things from the beginning,' so this lost knowledge is knowledge of Him.

How we know: the chapter heading names Him

• interpreted by Mosiah 3:8 — Identifies Jesus Christ as the Creator of all things from the beginning.

Holy One of Israel

Holy One of Israel — the sacred God of Israel's covenant

And it came to pass that I began to be old; and, having no seed, and knowing king Benjamin to be a just man before the Lord, wherefore, I shall deliver up these plates unto him, exhorting all men to come unto God, the Holy One of Israel, and believe in prophesying, and in revelations, and in the ministering of angels, and in the gift of speaking with tongues, and in the gift of interpreting languages, and in all things which are good; for there is nothing which is good save it comes from the Lord: and that which is evil cometh from the devil. Omni 1:25

Amaleki calls God 'the Holy One of Israel,' and in the next verse says plainly that Christ is the Holy One of Israel. Coming unto God means coming unto Christ.

How we know: the verse itself names Him · the chapter heading names Him

• the same title in 2 Nephi 9:41 — The keeper of the gate is the Holy One of Israel.
• interpreted by Omni 1:26 — Identifies the Holy One of Israel as Christ.

Christ

Christ — the Anointed One (Greek form of Messiah)

And now, my beloved brethren, I would that ye should come unto Christ, who is the Holy One of Israel, and partake of his salvation, and the power of his redemption. Yea, come unto him, and offer your whole souls as an offering unto him, and continue in fasting and praying, and endure to the end; and as the Lord liveth ye will be saved. Omni 1:26

Amaleki's final testimony names Christ and declares He is the Holy One of Israel, the God of the Old Testament. He invites us to receive Christ's salvation and redemption by giving Him our whole souls, the offering that replaces animal sacrifice.

How we know: the verse itself names Him · the chapter heading names Him

• alluded to by Moroni 10:32 — Moroni's closing invitation: come unto Christ, and be perfected in him.
• alluded to by 3 Nephi 9:20 — The risen Christ asks for a broken heart and contrite spirit as the new offering.
• the same title in 2 Nephi 9:41 — Christ as the Holy One of Israel, the keeper of the gate.