Exo 17:14 | MHM | STEP | v. 14 : After the victory, God told Moses to write down what happened as a memorial and to tell Joshua about it . This is one of the first times writing is mentioned in the Bible. God wanted future generations to remember both the attack and how he saved his people. God also promised that Amalek would be wiped out completely, and this happened later in Israel’s history (1 Samuel 15; 2 Samuel 8:12 ).

‏ Exodus 17:14

v. 14: After the victory, God told Moses to write down what happened as a memorial and to tell Joshua about it . This is one of the first times writing is mentioned in the Bible. God wanted future generations to remember both the attack and how he saved his people. God also promised that Amalek would be wiped out completely, and this happened later in Israel’s history (1 Samuel 15; 2 Samuel 8:12 ^a).