"And the life of toil and care which was henceforth to be man's lot was appointed in love. It was a discipline rendered needful by his sin, to place a check upon the indulgence of appetite and passion, to develop habits of self-control. It was a part of God's great plan of man's recovery from the ruin and degradation of sin. PP 60.1"
"In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return."
EGW interprets the curse of labor described in Genesis 3:19 as a loving discipline from God, designed to aid in man's recovery from sin. This is a clear thematic parallel.
"The warning given to our first parents—“In the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die” ( Genesis 2:17 )—did not imply that they were to die on the very day when they partook of the forbidden fruit. But on that day the irrevocable sentence would be pronounced. Immortality was promised them on condition of obedience; by transgression they would forfeit eternal life. That very day they would be doomed to death. PP 60.2"
"But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die."
Ellen White directly references Genesis 2:17 in this passage.
"In order to possess an endless existence, man must continue to partake of the tree of life. Deprived of this, his vitality would gradually diminish until life should become extinct. It was Satan's plan that Adam and Eve should by disobedience incur God's displeasure; and then, if they failed to obtain forgiveness, he hoped that they would eat of the tree of life, and thus perpetuate an existence of sin and misery. But after man's fall, holy angels were immediately commissioned to guard the tree of life. Around these angels flashed beams of light having the appearance of a glittering sword. None of the family of Adam were permitted to pass the barrier to partake of the life-giving fruit; hence there is not an immortal sinner. PP 60.3"
"And the Lord God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:"
EGW elaborates on the implications of Genesis 3:22, explaining why access to the tree of life was restricted after the fall and the consequences of that restriction.
"obedience must be tested; for God would not permit the world to be filled with those who would disregard His law. Yet, in His great mercy, He appointed Adam no severe test. And the very lightness of the prohibition made the sin exceedingly great. If Adam could not bear the smallest of tests, he could not have endured a greater trial had he been entrusted with higher responsibilities. PP 60.4"
"He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much."
EGW's statement about Adam's inability to bear the smallest test reflecting his inability to handle greater responsibilities directly reflects the principle articulated in Luke 16:10 regarding faithfulness in small matters being indicative of faithfulness in larger matters.