"Temperance and Self-Control The carefulness with which the mother should guard her habits of life is taught in the Scriptures. When the Lord would raise up Samson as a deliverer for Israel, “the angel of Jehovah” appeared to the mother, with special instruction concerning her habits, and also for the treatment of her child. “Beware,” he said, “and now drink no wine nor strong drink, neither eat any unclean thing.” Judges 13:13, 7 . MH 372"
"Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink not wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing:"
The EGW passage directly quotes and references Judges 13:4 and Judges 13:7 regarding the angel's instructions to Samson's mother.
"Especially does responsibility rest upon the mother. She, by whose lifeblood the child is nourished and its physical frame built up, imparts to it also mental and spiritual influences that tend to the shaping of mind and character. It was Jochebed, the Hebrew mother, who, strong in faith, was “not afraid of the king's commandment” ( Hebrews 11:23 ), of whom was born Moses, the deliverer of Israel. It was Hannah, the woman of prayer and self-sacrifice and heavenly inspiration, who gave birth to Samuel, the heaven-instructed child, the incorruptible judge, the founder of Israel's sacred schools. It was Elizabeth the kinswoman and kindred spirit of Mary of Nazareth, who was the mother of the Saviour's herald. MH 372.1"
"By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months of his parents, because they saw he was a proper child; and they were not afraid of the king’s commandment."
Ellen White directly references Hebrews 11:23 in this passage.
"Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it."
Both passages highlight the importance of parental influence, particularly the mother's, in shaping a child's character. While Proverbs 22:6 speaks generally about training, the EGW passage provides specific examples of mothers who had a profound impact.
"The effect of prenatal influences is by many parents looked upon as a matter of little moment; but heaven does not so regard it. The message sent by an angel of God, and twice given in the most solemn manner, shows it to be deserving of our most careful thought. MH 372.3"
"Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap."
Both passages address the principle that actions have consequences. Galatians 6:7 speaks of sowing and reaping, while the EGW passage discusses the impact of prenatal influences, suggesting that choices made during pregnancy can affect the child's development.