I believe Moses was 80 when God first commissioned him for public service.
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Galatians 1:1:
Paul, an apostle – sent not with a human commission nor by human authority, but by Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead –
(NIV)
PAUL, AN apostle--[special messenger appointed and commissioned and sent out] not from [any body of] men nor by or through any man, but by and through Jesus Christ (the Messiah) and God the Father, Who raised Him from among the dead--
(AMP)
Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;)
(KJV)
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We commissioned additional tests on more samples of the stem cells featured on the 2004 Science article.
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John 2:18:
The Jews then responded to him, 'What sign can you show us to prove your authority to do all this?'
(NIV)
Then the Jews retorted, What sign can You show us, seeing You do these things? [What sign, miracle, token, indication can You give us as evidence that You have authority and are commissioned to act in this way?](AMP)
Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things?
(KJV)
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All works of art are commissioned in the sense that no artist can create one by a simple act of will but must wait until what he believes to be a good idea for a work comes to him.
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Great men are the commissioned guides of mankind, who rule their fellows because they are wiser.
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