The Unique Human Voice

Shalom and happy Sabbath!

Did you know that the human voice is unique? Let us read the fact from The All-New Book of Amazing Facts Volume 1 page 8.

“The call of a howler monkey can travel three miles and an elephant’s civilization may be deeper—but of all the voices on earth, humans have the most versatile.

Each person’s voice uses a marvelous sound-producing mechanism that is more intricate than any musical instrument. Scientists have attempted to reproduce the human voice with computers,but the results often sound unnatural. A human voice can produce a range of octaves by using just two wedge-like projections of ligament and muscle, called vocal cords. These sounds are amplified by built-in resonators in our heads called sinus cavities. 

In order to sing a high C, a soprano’s vocal cords must vibrate—that is, open and close—1,200 times per second. On the other hand, a bass singer’s lowest note requires only 40 vibrations per second.

Besides singing, human voices are capable of producing the most complex variations in speech, with 72 sets of muscles working with split-second timing in talking for one minute, the tongue, jaw, and lips make at least 300 separate movements. At the same time, our vocal cords vibrate and our respiratory muscles force out just the right amount of air. And if this isn’t complex enough, think of the many infections the voice is capable of producing—ranging up to nearly 500 audible pitches! One can vary tone and volume tremendously, from an ear-ringing shout to a delicate whisper.”

After reading the explanation above, we can now understand how marvelously we were created. God created us not like how He did with the animals. We are so special that the Bible writes, “So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.” (Genesis 1:27)

We are created in His image. What does it mean? “Man was to bear God’s image, both in outward resemblance and in character. Christ alone is ‘the express image’ (Hebrews 1:3) of the Father; but man was formed in the likeness of God. His nature was in harmony with the will of God. His mind was capable of comprehending divine things. His affections were pure; his appetites and passions were under the control of reason. He was holy and happy in bearing the image of God and in perfect obedience to His will.” (Patriarchs and Prophets 45.2)

Then, how do we express God’s image through our voice? Use our unique voice for His goodness, for “The Lord GOD hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned.” (Isaiah 50:4)

“Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers”

Ephesians 4:29

Let us all use our voice for the glory of His name.

Happy Sabbath and God bless all of us. Amen.