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nisable vowels and consonants. This process
is called articulation.
– The brain’s motor speech centre controls both
the above processes.
– Hearing is essential for the continuous feedback
control which orderly speech requires;
hearing ourselves as we speak, the so-called
aural-vocal cycle. This cycle depends on the
intact physiological operation of all the auditory
mechanisms and pathways leading to
perception of speech in the brain’s sensory
speech centre. It also involves the psyche and
the intellect. It should be obvious that the ear
is much more than a technologically sophisticated
physical detection device. It is in fact an
integral component of a system involving the
transmission of meaningful information, of
thoughts, ideas, and intelligence, and the
beauty of music.
Origin of the ear: From whence does the ingenious
construction of the ear (and the eye)
derive? The Psalmist gives a concise and striking
answer: “Does he who implanted the ear, not
hear? Does he who formed the eye, not see?”
(Ps 94:9). This is also affirmed in Proverbs 20:12:
“Ears that hear and eyes that see – the LORD has
made them both.” The ear did not originate in
some evolutionary process, but it was made by
the almighty Creator. Jesus calls those people
blessed who hear the Word of God (Matt 13:16)
and He urges the bystanders to listen: “He who
has ears, let him hear” (e. g. Matt 11:15, Matt
13:9,43). All the messages which the resurrected
and ascended Lord Jesus Christ sent to the seven
churches end with the admonishment “He who
has an ear, let him hear...” (Rev 2:7,11,17,29; Rev
3:6,13,22). The Creator blessed us with ears
which are indispensable organs for the reception
and processing of accoustic information in this
life, and He desires that His Word should be
given its proper place.
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