"Illustrations “Whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning.” Chapter 5—The Education of Israel Ed 33 “The Lord alone did lead him; ” “He instructed Him, He kept Him as the apple of His eye.” The system of education established in Eden centered in the family. Adam was “the son of God” ( Luke 3:38 ), and it was from their Father that the children of the Highest received instruction. Theirs, in the truest sense, was a family school. Ed 31"
"Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God."
Ellen White directly references Luke 3:38 in this passage.
"For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope."
EGW directly quotes Romans 15:4, making this an explicit allusion. The context in EGW is about learning from past writings, which aligns with the meaning of the verse.
"He found him in a desert land, and in the waste howling wilderness; he led him about, he instructed him, he kept him as the apple of his eye."
EGW directly quotes Deuteronomy 32:10, making this an explicit allusion. The context in EGW is about God's instruction and care, which aligns with the meaning of the verse.