Peter is now going to talk about Noah to encourage his readers who were going through persecution. Noah was linked with Daniel and Job, two awesome men of God.Also linked to Ezekiel 14:19-20, there are also many references to the flood in both the Psalms and the Prophets. Jesus referred to Noah in His teachings about the end times in Matt. 24:37-39; Luke 17. Noah is also named with the heroes of faith in Hebrews 11