Who is responsible for life and death?

• The Lord brings death and makes alive; he brings down to the grave and raises up.
  1 Samuel 2:6 (NIV)

• Then God spoke all these words, saying,..."You shall not murder."
  Exodus 20:1,13 (NAS)

• Whoever then relaxes one of the least of these commandments and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven;...
  Matthew 5:19 (RSV)

• ...shed not innocent blood...
  Jeremiah 7:6 (KJV)

• I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live....
  Deuteronomy 30:19 (KJV)