The mother succeeded in concealing the child for three months. Then, finding that she could no longer keep him safely, she prepared a little ark of rushes, making it watertight by means of slime and pitch; and laying the babe therein, she placed it among the flags at the river's brink. She dared not remain to guard it, lest the child's life and her own should be forfeited; but his sister, Miriam, lingered near, apparently indifferent, but anxiously watching to see what would become of her little brother. And there were other watchers. The mother's earnest prayers had committed her child to the care of God; and angels, unseen, hovered above his lowly resting place. Angels directed Pharaoh's daughter thither. Her curiosity was excited by the little basket, and as she looked upon the beautiful child within, she read the story at a glance. The tears of the babe awakened her compassion, and her sympathies went out to the unknown mother who had resorted to this means to preserve the life of …
"And when she could not longer hide him, she took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it with slime and with pitch, and put the child therein; and she laid it in the flags by the river’s brink."
EGW retells the story from Exodus 2:3, including specific details like the ark of bulrushes, slime, and pitch, demonstrating a clear and direct connection.
"For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways."
The EGW passage describes angels watching over Moses, which aligns with the general theme of Psalm 91:11 about God's angels protecting people. While not a direct quote or explicit allusion, the thematic connection is present and meaningful.
"Miriam had been secretly noting every movement; perceiving that the child was tenderly regarded, she ventured nearer, and at last said, “Shall I go and call thee a nurse of the Hebrew women, that she may nurse the child for thee?” And permission was given. PP 243.2"
"And his sister stood afar off, to wit what would be done to him."
The EGW passage directly recounts the event described in Exodus 2:4, where Miriam watches over Moses. It's a clear retelling and amplification of the biblical narrative.