"Satan, by wily scheme and craft, has perverted these longings of the human heart. He makes men believe that this desire may be satisfied by pleasure, by wealth, by ease, by fame, by power; but those who have been thus deceived by him (and they number myriads) find all these things pall upon the sense, leaving the soul as barren and unsatisfied as before. DA 17.2"
"Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun."
Both passages discuss the futility of worldly pursuits in satisfying the human soul. Ecclesiastes 2:11 describes Solomon's experience with various achievements, concluding that they were ultimately meaningless. EGW echoes this sentiment, stating that pleasure, wealth, ease, fame, and power fail to satisfy the soul's longings.
"And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst."
Both passages address the concept of satisfying the human heart's desires. EGW speaks of Satan's deception in leading people to seek fulfillment in worldly things, while John 6:35 presents Jesus as the true source of satisfaction, promising that those who come to Him will never hunger or thirst. The connection lies in the contrast between false and true sources of fulfillment.
"It is God's design that this longing of the human heart should lead to the one who alone is able to satisfy it. The desire is of Him that it may lead to Him, the fullness and fulfillment of that desire. That fullness is found in Jesus the Christ, the Son of the Eternal God. “For it was the good pleasure of the Father that in Him should all the fullness dwell;” “For in Him dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead bodily.” And it is also true that “In Him ye are made full” with respect to every desire divinely implanted and normally followed. DA 17.3"
"For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness."
Both passages discuss the idea of God satisfying the longing soul. Psalms 107:9 explicitly states that God satisfies the longing soul and fills the hungry soul with goodness. EGW elaborates on this, stating that God designed the human heart's longing to lead to Him, who alone can fulfill it, and that this fulfillment is found in Jesus Christ.
"But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life."
Both passages address the theme of finding lasting satisfaction in God. John 4:14 speaks of a 'water' that Jesus gives, which will quench thirst forever, symbolizing spiritual fulfillment. EGW similarly states that God is the one who can satisfy the longing of the human heart, leading to fulfillment.
"Haggai calls him “The Desire of all nations,” and we may well call him “The Desire of all ages,” even as He is “The King of ages.” DA 17.4"
"And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the Lord of hosts."
EGW directly quotes and interprets Haggai 2:7, applying it to Christ.
"to largehearted knowledge and profound love for souls of all nations and races, even so it is the purpose of this book so to present the blessed Redeemer as to help the reader to come to Him face to face, heart to heart, and find in Him, even as did the disciples of old, Jesus the Mighty One, who saves “to the uttermost,” and transforms to His own divine image all those who come unto God by Him. Yet how impossible it is to reveal His life! It is like attempting to put upon canvas the living rainbow; into characters of black and white the sweetest music. DA 17.6"
"Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them."
EGW directly quotes Hebrews 7:25.
"But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord."
Both passages discuss being transformed into the image of God/Christ.
"In the following pages the author, a woman of large and deep and long experience in the things of God, has set forth new beauties from the life of Jesus. She has brought many new gems from the precious casket. She opens before the reader undreamed-of riches from this infinite treasure house. New and glorious light flashes forth from many a familiar passage, the depth of which the reader supposed he had long before fathomed. To state it in brief, Jesus Christ is revealed as the Fullness of the Godhead, the infinitely merciful Saviour of sinners, the Sun of Righteousness, the merciful High Priest, the Healer of all human maladies and diseases, the tender, compassionate Friend, the constant, ever-present and helpful Companion, the Prince of the House of David, the Shield of His people, the Prince of Peace, the Coming King, the Everlasting Father, the culmination and fruition of the desires and hopes of all the ages. DA 17.7"
"For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily."
EGW directly alludes to Colossians 2:9 by stating "Jesus Christ is revealed as the Fullness of the Godhead".
"But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall."
EGW directly alludes to Malachi 4:2 by stating "Sun of Righteousness".
"Under the blessing of God this book is given to the world with the prayer that the Lord by His Spirit will make the words of this book words of life to many souls whose longings and desires are yet unsatisfied; that they “may know Him, and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings,” and finally, throughout a blessed eternity, at His right hand, share in “that fullness of joy,” and “pleasures forevermore,” which will be the ripened fruitage of all those who find in Him the all in all, “the Chiefest among ten thousand,” and “the One altogether lovely.” DA 17.8"
"That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;"
EGW directly quotes Philippians 3:10. The connection is clear and intentional.
"Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore."
EGW directly quotes Psalms 16:11. The connection is clear and intentional.
"My beloved is white and ruddy, the chiefest among ten thousand."
EGW directly quotes Song of Solomon 5:10. The connection is clear and intentional.