"Thus educated, Moses was prepared to heed the call of God to exchange his shepherd's crook for the rod of authority; to leave his flock of sheep to take the leadership of an idolatrous, rebellious people. But he was still to depend on the invisible Leader. As the rod was an instrument in his hand, so he was to be a willing instrument in the hand of Christ. He was to be the shepherd of God's people; and through his firm faith and abiding trust in the Lord, many blessings were to come to the children of Israel.... CT 408.1"
"And Moses took his wife and his sons, and set them upon an ass, and he returned to the land of Egypt: and Moses took the rod of God in his hand."
Both passages refer to Moses' rod and his role as a leader. EGW expands on the idea of Moses being an instrument in God's hand, drawing a parallel between the rod and Moses' willingness to be used by God.
"It was implicit faith in God that made Moses what he was. According to all that the Lord commanded him, so he did. All the learning of the wise men could not make Moses a channel through which the Lord could work, until he lost his self-confidence, realized his own helplessness, and put his trust in God; until he was willing to obey God's commands, whether they seemed to his human reason to be right or not.... CT 408.2"
"By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went."
Both passages emphasize the importance of faith and obedience to God's commands, even when they don't make sense from a human perspective. EGW uses Moses as an example, while Hebrews uses Abraham.
"It was not the teaching of the schools of Egypt that enabled Moses to triumph over his enemies, but an ever- abiding, unflinching faith, a faith that did not fail under the most trying circumstances. At the command of God, Moses advanced, although apparently there was nothing ahead for his feet to tread upon. More than a million people were depending on him, and he led them forward step by step, day by day. God permitted these lonely travels through the wilderness that His people might obtain an experience in enduring hardship, and that when they were in peril they might know that there was relief and deliverance in God alone. Thus they might learn to know and to trust God, and to serve Him with a living faith. CT 408.3"
"By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry land: which the Egyptians assaying to do were drowned."
The EGW passage directly references the event of the Israelites crossing the Red Sea and Moses' leadership, which is the subject of Hebrews 11:29. The passage amplifies the faith required and the reliance on God during that event.