I have a different view.
The prime focus of God’s actions was to protect the Israelites who were chosen to bring forth the Messiah, God in the flesh, to redeem souls from death, to honor the promise made to the regretful and remorseful Adam by the appearance of a Second Adam who would be without sin.
When viewed thus, all the criticisms of God being ‘a vengeful God’ are put into context. God’s actions were to protect the coming of the Messiah.
Had never thought of that. I thank you for something new to ruminate upon this morning.
A theological question I’ve had recently is this:
Since God knows all, and Jesus was not a “let me revise the plan” thing because of the fall of mankind, and he knows all as an infinite and omnipotent God, why on His green earth did he put that tree of the knowledge of good and evil in the Garden? If that tree wasn’t there, would the serpent be able to convince Eve to eat of it, and share with Adam? Would there still be sin in the world?