In Noah's day the inhabitants of the old world laughed to scorn what they termed the superstitious fears and forebodings of the preacher of righteousness. Men will reject the solemn message of warning in our day, as they did in Noah 's time. Noah had to remain faithful for other time periods as well. Though these other time periods were much shorter than the many years Noah worked on the ark, it would be easy to imagine that Noah's faith must have come under intense pressure during these periods as well. Consider some of the other long time periods in the Bible, such as the 1260 years of Daniel 7 or the 70 years of Babylonian captivity.
Pain comes in many shapes.
It has been said that times of intense suffering don't develop character but just reveal it. Explain why you agree or disagree. Job's experience is a reflection, however exaggerated, of all fallen humanity. However intense Job's sufferings, all have gone through something similar. And, no doubt, even people of faith, people who love God and believe in the wonderful promise of salvation in Christ, have, like Job, questioned the providence of God who has allowed these trials to come.