"sight the great issues before us. God calls upon His people to magnify the law and make it honorable. 8T 197.2"
"The Lord is well pleased for his righteousness’ sake; he will magnify the law, and make it honourable."
The EGW passage directly echoes the language of Isaiah 42:21, specifically the phrase 'magnify the law, and make it honourable.' This is a clear and direct allusion.
"When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy, the Sabbath was given to the world, that man might ever remember that in six days God created the world. He rested upon the seventh day, blessing it as the day of His rest, and gave it to the beings He had created, that they might remember Him as the true and living God. By His mighty power, notwithstanding the opposition of Pharaoh, God delivered His people from Egypt, that they might keep the law which had been given in Eden. He brought them to Sinai to hear the proclamation of this law. 8T 197.3"
"For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it."
The EGW passage directly references the creation account and the establishment of the Sabbath, mirroring the content of Exodus 20:11.
"When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?"
The EGW passage directly quotes and alludes to Job 38:7, referencing the 'morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy.' This is a clear and direct allusion.