Eran solves the mystery behind the barrenness of Jabez's flock. Jabez remembers the pain of not having a future and is burdened by a desire to bless Eran with a flock of his own. He is also burdened by Elishua's deepening silence. Jabez is approached by Jeruel -- a man in the village -- who asks Jabez a question he had never considered. What does Eran see in the flock that Jabez could not? Why has Elishua fallen silent? What question does Jeruel ask that Jabez must consider? (Chapters 53 - 55)