"Chapter 29—The Sabbath The Sabbath was hallowed at the creation. As ordained for man, it had its origin when “the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy.” Job 38:7 . Peace brooded over the world; for earth was in harmony with heaven. “God saw everything that He had made, and, behold, it was very good;” and He rested in the joy of His completed work. Genesis 1:31 . DA 281"
"When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?"
Ellen White directly references Job 38:7 in this passage.
"And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day."
Ellen White directly references Genesis 1:31 in this passage.
"holy use. He gave it to Adam as a day of rest. It was a memorial of the work of creation, and thus a sign of God's power and His love. The Scripture says, “He hath made His wonderful works to be remembered.” “The things that are made,” declare “the invisible things of Him since the creation of the world,” “even His everlasting power and divinity.” Genesis 2:3 ; Psalm 111:4 ; Romans 1:20 , R. V. DA 281.2"
"And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it: because that in it he had rested from all his work which God created and made."
Ellen White directly references Genesis 2:3 in this passage.
"He hath made his wonderful works to be remembered: the Lord is gracious and full of compassion."
Ellen White directly references Psalms 111:4 in this passage.
"For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:"
Ellen White directly references Romans 1:20 in this passage.
"All things were created by the Son of God. “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God.... All things were made by Him; and without Him was not anything made that was made.” John 1:1-3 . And since the Sabbath is a memorial of the work of creation, it is a token of the love and power of Christ. DA 281.3"
"All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made."
EGW directly quotes John 1:3.
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God."
EGW directly quotes John 1:1.
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made."
Ellen White directly references John 1:1-3 in this passage.
"The Sabbath calls our thoughts to nature, and brings us into communion with the Creator. In the song of the bird, the sighing of the trees, and the music of the sea, we still may hear His voice who talked with Adam in Eden in the cool of the day. And as we behold His power in nature we find comfort, for the word that created all things is that which speaks life to the soul. He “who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.” 2 Corinthians 4:6 . DA 281.4"
"For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ."
EGW directly quotes 2 Corinthians 4:6.
"And they heard the voice of the Lord God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God amongst the trees of the garden."
EGW refers to God communing with Adam in Eden, which is described in Genesis 3:8. The connection is thematic, focusing on God's voice and presence in nature, echoing the Genesis account.