"His servants in like manner must go forth to sow. When called to become a sower of the seed of truth, Abraham was bidden, “Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father's house, unto a land that I will show thee.” [ Genesis 12:1 .] “And he went out, not knowing whither he went,” [ Hebrews 11:8 .] as God's light-bearer, to keep His name alive in the earth. He forsook his country, his home, his relatives, and all the pleasant associations connected with his earthly life, to become a pilgrim and a stranger. GW 112.1"
"Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred, and from thy father’s house, unto a land that I will shew thee:"
The EGW passage directly quotes Genesis 12:1 and uses it as an example of Abraham's obedience to God's call, making it a clear explicit allusion.
"By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went."
The EGW passage directly quotes Hebrews 11:8 and uses it as an example of Abraham's obedience to God's call, making it a clear explicit allusion.
"So to the apostle Paul, praying in the temple at Jerusalem, came the message, “Depart: for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles.” [ Acts 22:21 .] So those who are called to unite with Christ must leave all in order to follow Him. Old associations must be broken up, plans of life relinquished, earthly hopes surrendered. In toil and tears, in solitude and through sacrifice, must the seed be sown. GW 112.2"
"And he said unto me, Depart: for I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles."
Ellen White directly references Acts 22:21 in this passage.