"In the city of our God, in the mountain of His holiness. Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, Is Mount Zion, on the sides of the north, The city of the great King.” Psalm 48:1, 2 . PP 539.2"
"Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in the city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness."
EGW directly quotes Psalm 48:1.
"Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, is mount Zion, on the sides of the north, the city of the great King."
EGW directly quotes Psalm 48:2.
"“Peace be within thy walls, And prosperity within thy palaces.” “Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will go into them, and I will praise the Lord.” “I will pay my vows unto the Lord Now in the presence of all His people, In the courts of the Lord's house, In the midst of thee, O Jerusalem, Praise ye the Lord.” Psalm 122:7 ; 118:19 ; Psalm 116:18, 19 . PP 539.3"
"Peace be within thy walls, and prosperity within thy palaces."
EGW directly quotes Psalm 122:7.
"Open to me the gates of righteousness: I will go into them, and I will praise the Lord:"
EGW directly quotes Psalm 118:19.
"I will pay my vows unto the Lord now in the presence of all his people,"
EGW directly quotes Psalm 116:18.
"All the houses in Jerusalem were thrown open to the pilgrims, and rooms were furnished free; but this was not sufficient for the vast assembly, and tents were pitched in every available space in the city and upon the surrounding hills. PP 539.4"
"Three times in a year shall all thy males appear before the Lord thy God in the place which he shall choose; in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles: and they shall not appear before the Lord empty:"
Both passages describe the large gatherings in Jerusalem for feasts, implying accommodation challenges and the use of tents. EGW amplifies the description of the scene implied in Deuteronomy.
"On the fourteenth day of the month, at even, the Passover was celebrated, its solemn, impressive ceremonies commemorating the deliverance from bondage in Egypt, and pointing forward to the sacrifice that should deliver from the bondage of sin. When the Saviour yielded up His life on Calvary, the significance of the Passover ceased, and the ordinance of the Lord's Supper was instituted as a memorial of the same event of which the Passover had been a type. PP 539.5"
"And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the Lord throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever."
EGW directly connects the Passover as a memorial to deliverance from Egypt, echoing the principle established in Exodus 12:14. She then extends the principle to the Lord's Supper.
"And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me."
Both passages relate to the Passover and Lord's Supper as memorials. EGW explicitly links the Lord's Supper as a replacement for the Passover, using the concept of remembrance, which is also present in 1 Corinthians 11:24.
"The Passover was followed by the seven day's feast of unleavened bread. The first and the seventh day were days of holy convocation, when no servile work was to be performed. On the second day of the feast, the first fruits of the year's harvest were presented before God. Barley was the earliest grain in Palestine, and at the opening of the feast it was beginning to ripen. A sheaf of this grain was waved by the priest before the altar of God, as an acknowledgment that all was His. Not until this ceremony had been performed was the harvest to be gathered. PP 539.6"
"And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the feast of unleavened bread unto the Lord: seven days ye must eat unleavened bread."
The EGW passage directly describes the Feast of Unleavened Bread, referencing its seven-day duration and connection to the Passover, as described in Leviticus 23:6.
"Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye be come into the land which I give unto you, and shall reap the harvest thereof, then ye shall bring a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest unto the priest:"
Both passages discuss the offering of the firstfruits of the harvest. The EGW passage elaborates on the practice mentioned in Leviticus 23:10, explaining the significance of waving the sheaf before God.
"Thou shalt keep the feast of unleavened bread: (thou shalt eat unleavened bread seven days, as I commanded thee, in the time appointed of the month Abib; for in it thou camest out from Egypt: and none shall appear before me empty:)"
Both passages discuss the Feast of Unleavened Bread and its seven-day duration. The EGW passage provides further context and details about the feast, building upon the information provided in Exodus 23:15.