Acts 13:3

And when they had fasted and prayed,.... Not when they had done fasting and praying, at the time the Holy Ghost made an impulse on their minds, to separate two of their brethren to a work they were…

And when they had fasted - They were fasting when they were commanded to set them apart. Yet this probably refers to an appointed day of prayer, with reference to this very purpose. The first formal…

And when they had fasted and prayed, and laid their hands on them -

1. They fasted: this was probably done by the whole Church.

2. They prayed, that God would bless and prosper them in their work.

3.…

We have here a divine warrant and commission to Barnabas and Saul to go and preach the gospel among the Gentiles, and their ordination to that service by the imposition of hands, with fasting and…

This verse implies a solemn dedication service at the end of the ministration and fasting with which the devotions of the Church had commenced.