"With deep earnestness the mother of Jesus watched the unfolding of His powers, and beheld the impress of perfection upon His character. With delight she sought to encourage that bright, receptive mind. Through the Holy Spirit she received wisdom to co-operate with the heavenly agencies in the development of this child, who could claim only God as His Father. DA 69.1"
"And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God."
The EGW passage directly alludes to the divine origin of Jesus, which is explicitly stated in Luke 1:35. The EGW passage builds upon the concept of the Holy Spirit's role in Jesus's birth.
"And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart."
Both passages describe Mary's role in Jesus's upbringing. The EGW passage elaborates on Mary's attentiveness to Jesus's development and her cooperation with divine guidance, while Luke 2:51 mentions Mary treasuring Jesus's words.
From the earliest times the faithful in Israel had given much care to the education of the youth. The Lord had directed that even from babyhood the children should be taught of His goodness and His greatness, especially as revealed in His law, and shown in the history of Israel. Song and prayer and lessons from the Scriptures were to be adapted to the opening mind. Fathers and mothers were to instruct their children that the law of God is an expression of His character, and that as they received the principles of the law into the heart, the image of God was traced on mind and soul. Much of the teaching was oral; but the youth also learned to read the Hebrew writings; and the parchment rolls of the Old Testament Scriptures were open to their study. DA 69.2 In the days of Christ the town or city that did not provide for the religious instruction of the young was regarded as under the curse of God. Yet the teaching had become formal. Tradition had in a great degree supplanted the Scriptur…
"That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us:"
Ellen White directly references Acts 17:27 in this passage.