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4. An Israelite man and a Midianite woman had sex in the desert and were killed.

5. A man accused of murder could flee to a

6. List five occult methods the nations around Israel tried to manipulate their gods. 1.)

7. A false prophet is known by comparing his message to

8. A false prophet is known when a sign he has given

9. The ultimate prophet is

10. Briefly explain why you agree or disagree with the statement “Prophecy, someone speaking in God’s
name,” has ceased.

Let’s get Personal…

The whole book of Numbers looks forward to Israel’s settlement of the Promised Land. 110 It is fitting that
the book about Israel’s wandering in the wilderness ends with instructions on the land (33:50-36:13). The
land, land that they do not yet possess, is God’s land. The people of Israel are granted rights, but they will
never be owners. Despite their sin and the death of a generation, they will arrive in the land and have
inheritance rights. Their goal is still waiting,

What are we to make of modern prophets? Do these qualify?

1.) In 1979, John Todd identified U.S. President Carter as the Anti-Christ. 111
2.) In 1979, a group living in Illinois, U.S., predicted Doomsday on May 5, 2000. Six of the nine
planets in our solar system would line up, causing cataclysmic effects, wiping out 90 percent of the world’s
population. 112
3.) A Los Angeles, CA, pastor claimed that God told him: “On Thursday, June 9, 1994, I will rip evil
out of this world!” The revelation was confirmed by several high-profile Christian leaders. 113
4.) The following prophecy appeared in a publication between references to scripture in Matthew
and 2 Samuel: “In January 2002, the Word of the Lord came, saying, “I am raising up a global Bridegroom

110 Gordon J. Wenham, Numbers (Downers Grove: Inter-Varsity Press, 1981), 230.
111 E. E. Plowman, “The Legend(s) of John Todd,” Christianity Today (Feb. 2, 1979), 38.
112 M. McCabe, “’End is near’ – and they get ready,” Chicago Tribune, Jan. 12, 1979, sec. 1, 4.
113 This comes from a copy of a letter in my files. The prophecy is well documented on various websites.
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