Rosen continues:

‘It is a story full of the sounds of clashing civilizations, hard-won gains and shot-down losses. Many ages flit upon this stage, raising temples, renewing fortifications, as Saul in defeat, David that greatest king, the far-seeing Solomon, and Aaron the high priest all peer into the puzzling destiny of the Chosen People.

They face the past to glimpse whether in the future, the ways of the Book will forever unfold, according to the prophets and the word of God.’