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Death itself doesn't affect God the same as it does us because for Him there is no 'sense of loss' or fear of not living or seeing others again. As for the commandment not to murder, that's to ensure there is no contention among God's children so that they learn to play nice with each other.

Mortal death is a meaningless concept to God. With or without a body, we are always present before him. So what does it matter to him to command or allow death. Only mortals fear death and see it as a negative thing. Christ's death has the same significance as his birth. In one he acquired a body and in the other he loses it. To God the Father, he was always present before him. As for his death, Christ could have chosen any number of ways to leave this world. Why he chose the cross is a mystery to me. It was not necessary for paying the debt for sin, so was the extra suffering to put on a demonstration for us to take lessons from or to help him with knowing "how to succor his people according to their infirmities"?

Some more to consider: Jesus’ suffering was an accumulation of Paying the debt for sin (multiplied by an infinite number of people) AND Voluntarily taking on everyone’s infirmities (this was Christ’s choice, he didn’t have to do this) For those who don’t repent need only to suffer for their own sins. Paying the debt for sin (x 1) It would be unjust for the unrepentant to suffer to the same extent as Christ did when they are not responsible for other people's sins or asked Christ to take on their infirmities.