After this, Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth.
Job 3:1//

I don’t blame Job, and he did better than I would have done in this situation. Isn’t it interesting that one of our first reactions to tragedy is to wish we had never been born rather than thank the Lord for what we do have?

He replied, “You are talking like a foolish woman. Shall we accept good from God, and not trouble?” In all this, Job did not sin in what he said.
Job 2:10//

Do I only accept good from God? This can be such a hard concept to accept from a loving, all-good Father.

The Lord said to Satan, “Where have you come from?” Satan answered the Lord, “From roaming throughout the earth, going back and forth on it.” Then the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job? There is no one on earth like him; he is blameless and upright, a man who fears God and shuns evil.”
Job 1:7-8//

It is interesting how God points out Job to Satan, even though Satan does not say he is looking for someone to harm. Perhaps one of the reasons God points Satan to Job is so that a more vulnerable person that would give in would not be attacked.

Mordecai the Jew was second in rank to King Xerxes, preeminent among the Jews, and held in high esteem by his many fellow Jews, because he worked for the good of his people and spoke up for the welfare of all the Jews.
Esther 10:3//

Sticking up for God’s people will be rewarded.

That same day King Xerxes gave Queen Esther the estate of Haman, the enemy of the Jews. And Mordecai came into the presence of the king, for Esther had told how he was related to her. The king took off his signet ring, which he had reclaimed from Haman, and presented it to Mordecai. And Esther appointed him over Haman’s estate.
Esther 8:1-2//

One day, God will hand over ALL of His enemies.

Esther said, “An adversary and enemy! This vile Haman!” Then Haman was terrified before the king and queen. The king got up in a rage, left his wine and went out into the palace garden. But Haman, realizing that the king had already decided his fate, stayed behind to beg Queen Esther for his life.
Esther 7:6-7//

Before making life-changing decisions, it is important to step back, physically remove yourself from the place of anger, and think about the situation.

That night the king could not sleep; so he ordered the book of the chronicles, the record of his reign, to be brought in and read to him.
Esther 6:1//

God uses many ways to speak to others, including focusing attention on a topic due to lack of sleep.

Haman went out that day happy and in high spirits. But when he saw Mordecai at the king’s gate and observed that he neither rose nor showed fear in his presence, he was filled with rage against Mordecai.
Esther 5:9//

Some people will be angry with me unless I treat them like God. But, there is only one God.

For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?”
Esther 4:14//

Once I have accomplished what the Lord sent me to do, which I pray is done; Lord, please send me home.

Then Haman said to King Xerxes, “There is a certain people dispersed among the peoples in all the provinces of your kingdom who keep themselves separate. Their customs are different from those of all other people, and they do not obey the king’s laws; it is not in the king’s best interest to tolerate them. If it pleases the king, let a decree be issued to destroy them, and I will give ten thousand talents of silver to the king’s administrators for the royal treasury.”
Esther 3:8-9//

When people act differently than others, the tendency is for the dominant side to want to destroy the other side; especially if the minority is God’s people.