"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"
Cited by reference
Luke 3:38
"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.