"To gain the birthright that was his already by God's promise, Jacob resorted to fraud, and he reaped the harvest in his brother's hatred. Through twenty years of exile he was himself wronged and defrauded, and was at last forced to find safety in flight; and he reaped a second harvest, as the evils of his own character were seen to crop out in his sons—all but too true a picture of the retributions of human life. Ed 147.1"
"And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob."
Both passages discuss Jacob and his acquisition of the birthright. The EGW passage expands on the consequences of Jacob's actions, which began with the event in Genesis 25:33.
"For they have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind: it hath no stalk: the bud shall yield no meal: if so be it yield, the strangers shall swallow it up."
Both passages use the metaphor of sowing and reaping to illustrate the consequences of one's actions. The EGW passage applies this principle to Jacob's life, while Hosea 8:7 uses it in a more general sense.
"But God says: “I will not contend forever, neither will I be always wroth: for the spirit should fail before Me, and the souls which I have made. For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him: I hid Me, and was wroth, and he went on frowardly in the way of his heart. I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts unto him and to his mourners.... Peace, peace to him that is far off, and to him that is near, saith the Lord; and I will heal him.” Isaiah 57:16-19 . Ed 147.2"
"For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth: for the spirit should fail before me, and the souls which I have made."
The EGW passage directly quotes Isaiah 57:16, making it an explicit allusion. The surrounding verses are also quoted, strengthening the connection.
"For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him: I hid me, and was wroth, and he went on frowardly in the way of his heart."
EGW directly quotes Isaiah 57:17.
"I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts unto him and to his mourners."
EGW directly quotes Isaiah 57:18.
"I create the fruit of the lips; Peace, peace to him that is far off, and to him that is near, saith the Lord; and I will heal him."
EGW directly quotes Isaiah 57:19.
"For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth: for the spirit should fail before me, and the souls which I have made. For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him: I hid me, and was wroth, and he went on frowardly in the way of his heart. I have seen his ways, and will heal him: I will lead him also, and restore comforts unto him and to his mourners. I create the fruit of the lips; Peace, peace to him that is far off, and to him that is near, saith the Lord; and I will heal him."
Ellen White directly references Isaiah 57:16-19 in this passage.
"with God. He had gained not merely deliverance from his outraged brother, but deliverance from himself. The power of evil in his own nature was broken; his character was transformed. Ed 147.3"
"Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new."
The transformation of Jacob's character echoes the concept of being a 'new creature' in Christ, although the connection is not a direct quote or explicit reference.
"A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh."
The transformation of Jacob's character and the breaking of the power of evil within him aligns with the promise of a new heart and spirit in Ezekiel 36:26. The connection is thematic and not a direct quote.
"At eventide there was light. Jacob, reviewing his life-history, recognized the sustaining power of God—“the God which fed me all my life long unto this day, the Angel which redeemed me from all evil.” Genesis 48:15, 16 . Ed 147.4"
"And he blessed Joseph, and said, God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which fed me all my life long unto this day,"
EGW directly quotes Genesis 48:15.
"The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them, and the name of my fathers Abraham and Isaac; and let them grow into a multitude in the midst of the earth."
EGW directly quotes Genesis 48:16.