"“Honor thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.” PP 308.1"
"Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee."
EGW directly quotes Exodus 20:12.
"Parents are entitled to a degree of love and respect which is due to no other person. God Himself, who has placed upon them a responsibility for the souls committed to their charge, has ordained that during the earlier years of life, parents shall stand in the place of God to their children. And he who rejects the rightful authority of his parents is rejecting the authority of God. The fifth commandment requires children not only to yield respect, submission, and obedience to their parents, but also to give them love and tenderness, to lighten their cares, to guard their reputation, and to succor and comfort them in old age. It also enjoins respect for ministers and rulers and for all others to whom God has delegated authority. PP 308.2"
"Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee."
EGW directly expands on the meaning of the fifth commandment, providing specific applications and interpretations. It's more than just a thematic parallel; it's a direct application of the principle.
"This, says the apostle, “is the first commandment with promise.” Ephesians 6:2 . To Israel, expecting soon to enter Canaan, it was a pledge to the obedient, of long life in that good land; but it has a wider meaning, including all the Israel of God, and promising eternal life upon the earth when it shall be freed from the curse of sin. PP 308.3"
"Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;)"
Ellen White directly references Ephesians 6:2 in this passage.
"unnecessary deprivation or excessive labor that tends to injure health—all these are, to a greater or less degree, violations of the sixth commandment. PP 308.5"
"Thou shalt not kill."
EGW interprets the sixth commandment ('Thou shalt not kill') to include actions that harm one's health, which can be seen as a form of self-destruction or indirect killing. The connection is not explicit, but a reasonable interpretation.
"Thou shalt not commit adultery."
EGW directly quotes the commandment against adultery.
"This commandment forbids not only acts of impurity, but sensual thoughts and desires, or any practice that tends to excite them. Purity is demanded not only in the outward life but in the secret intents and emotions of the heart. Christ, who taught the far-reaching obligation of the law of God, declared the evil thought or look to be as truly sin as is the unlawful deed. PP 308.7"
"But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart."
EGW's statement about the commandment against adultery forbidding impure thoughts and desires directly reflects Jesus' teaching in Matthew 5:28.
"Thou shalt not steal."
EGW directly quotes the commandment against stealing.