"“These wait all upon Thee.... That Thou givest them they gather: Thou openest Thine hand, they are filled with good. Thou hidest Thy face, they are troubled: Thou takest away their breath, they die, And return to their dust. Thou sendest forth Thy Spirit, they are created: And Thou renewest the face of the earth.” Psalm 104:27-30 . Ed 131.1"
"These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give them their meat in due season."
EGW directly quotes Psalm 104:27. The connection is undeniable.
"That thou givest them they gather: thou openest thine hand, they are filled with good."
EGW directly quotes Psalm 104:28. The connection is undeniable.
"Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust."
EGW directly quotes Psalm 104:29.
"Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth."
EGW directly quotes Psalm 104:30.
"These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give them their meat in due season. That thou givest them they gather: thou openest thine hand, they are filled with good. Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust. Thou sendest forth thy spirit, they are created: and thou renewest the face of the earth."
Ellen White directly references Psalms 104:27-30 in this passage.
"“He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, And hangeth the earth upon nothing. He bindeth up the waters in His thick clouds; And the cloud is not rent under them.... He hath compassed the waters with bounds, Until the day and night come to an end.” Ed 131.2"
"He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing."
EGW directly quotes Job 26:7.
"He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them."
EGW directly quotes Job 26:8.
"He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end."
EGW directly quotes Job 26:10.
"“The pillars of heaven tremble And are astonished at His rebuke. He stilleth the sea with His power.... By His Spirit the heavens are beauty; His hand hath pierced the gliding serpent. Lo, these are but the outskirts of His ways: And how small a whisper do we hear of Him! But the thunder of His power who can understand?” Job 26:7-10 ; 26:11-14 , R.V., margin. Ed 131.3"
"The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his reproof."
EGW directly quotes Job 26:11.
"He divideth the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through the proud."
EGW is alluding to Job 26:12. The phrase 'He stilleth the sea with His power' is a clear reference.
"By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent."
EGW is alluding to Job 26:13. The phrases 'By His Spirit the heavens are beauty' and 'His hand hath pierced the gliding serpent' are clear references.
"Lo, these are parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand?"
EGW directly quotes Job 26:14.
"He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing. He bindeth up the waters in his thick clouds; and the cloud is not rent under them. He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it. He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end."
Ellen White directly references Job 26:7-10 in this passage.
"“The Lord hath His way in the whirlwind and in the storm, And the clouds are the dust of His feet.”. Ed 131.4"
"The Lord is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the Lord hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet."
EGW directly quotes Nahum 1:3.
"The mighty power that works through all nature and sustains all things is not, as some men of science claim, merely an all-pervading principle, an actuating energy. God is a spirit; yet He is a personal being, for man was made in His image. As a personal being, God has revealed Himself in His Son. Jesus, the outshining of the Father's glory, “and the express image of His person” ( Hebrews 1:3 ), was on earth found in fashion as a man. As a personal Saviour He came to the world. As a personal Saviour He ascended on high. As a personal Saviour He intercedes in the heavenly courts. Before the throne of God in our behalf ministers “One like the Son of man.” Daniel 7:13 . Ed 131.5"
"Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;"
The EGW passage directly quotes Hebrews 1:3, making it an explicit allusion.
"So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them."
The EGW passage directly references the concept of man being made in God's image, which is the central theme of Genesis 1:27. The EGW passage expands on this idea by connecting it to the personality of God and the revelation of God in Christ.
"I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him."
Ellen White directly references Daniel 7:13 in this passage.
"God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth."
The EGW passage states "God is a spirit" which is a direct reference to John 4:24. The EGW passage uses this to argue for God's personality, contrasting it with an impersonal "all-pervading principle."