"whose life is “hid with Christ in God.” Colossians 3:3 . Says the Scripture, “The righteous ... shall grow like a cedar.” Psalm 92:12 . The divine hand has exalted the cedar as king over the forest. “The fir trees were not like his boughs, and the chestnut trees were not like his branches” ( Ezekiel 31:8 ); nor any tree in the garden of God. The cedar is repeatedly employed as an emblem of royalty, and its use in Scripture to represent the righteous shows how heaven regards those who do the will of God. PP 450.1"
"The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon."
EGW directly quotes Psalm 92:12.
"For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God."
Ellen White directly references Colossians 3:3 in this passage.
"The cedars in the garden of God could not hide him: the fir trees were not like his boughs, and the chesnut trees were not like his branches; nor any tree in the garden of God was like unto him in his beauty."
Ellen White directly references Ezekiel 31:8 in this passage.
"Balaam prophesied that Israel's King would be greater and more powerful than Agag. This was the name given to the kings of the Amalekites, who were at this time a very powerful nation; but Israel, if true to God, would subdue all her enemies. The King of Israel was the Son of God; and His throne was one day to be established in the earth, and His power to be exalted above all earthly kingdoms. PP 450.2"
"He shall pour the water out of his buckets, and his seed shall be in many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted."
EGW interprets Numbers 24:7, focusing on the prophecy about Israel's king being higher than Agag. While not a direct quote, it's a clear interpretation and expansion of the verse's meaning.
"As he listened to the prophet's words Balak was overwhelmed with disappointed hope, with fear and rage. He was indignant that Balaam could have given him the least encouragement of a favorable response, when everything was determined against him. He regarded with scorn the prophet's compromising, deceptive course. The king exclaimed fiercely, “Therefore now flee thou to thy place: I thought to promote thee unto great honor; but, lo, the Lord hath kept thee back from honor.” The answer was that the king had been forewarned that Balaam could speak only the message given him from God. PP 450.3"
"Therefore now flee thou to thy place: I thought to promote thee unto great honour; but, lo, the Lord hath kept thee back from honour."
EGW directly quotes Numbers 24:11.