Originally posted by Badwater Those are laws, and not for murder. The Cain and Abel story is different in that instead of abiding by an already created codex, God is directly involved. You have not furnished "plenty examples" where God directly asks for death as retribution for murder.
i don't get it. what is the difference?
it is a law given by god, breaking that law means death, punishment also put forth by god.
This is what you get when you apply human principles on godly matters.
Just try to get in the right ball park,(with such lines of enquiry),which will require some origonal thought. From there on its just fine-tuning.