"himself unfit to represent the God of mercy, love, and tenderness. CT 407.1"
"He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love."
The EGW passage directly reflects the concept of God's nature as love, which is the central theme of 1 John 4:8.
"Moses made a miserable failure of his first attempt; and, like many another, he immediately lost confidence in God and turned his back on his appointed work. He fled from the wrath of Pharaoh. He concluded that because of his great sin in taking the life of the Egyptian, God would not permit him to have any part in the work of delivering his people from their cruel bondage. But the Lord allowed these things that He might teach Moses the gentleness, goodness, and long-suffering that it is necessary for every laborer for the Master to possess in order to be a successful worker in His cause.... CT 407.2"
"And he looked this way and that way, and when he saw that there was no man, he slew the Egyptian, and hid him in the sand."
The EGW passage directly references and expands upon the biblical account of Moses killing the Egyptian in Exodus 2:12.
"Moses had been taught to expect flattery and praise because of his superior abilities; now he was to learn a different lesson. As a shepherd of sheep, Moses learned to care for the afflicted, to nurse the sick, to seek patiently after the straying, to bear long with the unruly, to supply with loving solicitude the wants of the young lambs and the necessities of the old and feeble. In this experience he was drawn nearer to the Chief Shepherd. He became united to, submerged in, the Holy One of Israel. He believed in the great God. He held communion with the Father through humble prayer. He looked to the Highest for an education in spiritual things and for a knowledge of his duty as a faithful shepherd. His life became so closely linked with heaven that God talked with him face to face, “as a man speaketh unto his friend.” Exodus 33:11 . CT 407.3"
"And the Lord spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he turned again into the camp: but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the tabernacle."
Ellen White directly references Exodus 33:11 in this passage.
"I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep."
EGW draws a parallel between Moses' training as a shepherd and the qualities of the Good Shepherd (Jesus). She highlights the caring and nurturing aspects, connecting Moses' experience to a deeper spiritual understanding.