The slaves were to be set free (Jeremiah 34:8-9).
The setting free of slaves is a form of imagery which is used in
Scripture to declare the wonder of God’s saving grace. We do not deserve
to be set free, yet, in grace and mercy, the Lord saves us (see Paul’s
testimony in 1 Timothy 1:12-17).
Through His wonderful grace and boundless mercy, the Lord gives to His
people this joyful testimony: “I will walk about in freedom, for I
have sought out Your precepts” (Psalm 119:45).
Freedom is not only God’s gift at the beginning of the Christian life.
It is His blessing throughout the Christian life, as we walk in His
way.
" ... Will you ... come and stand before Me in this house, which bears My Name, and say, We are safe" - safe to do all these detestable things? Has this house, which bears My Name become a den of robbers to you? But I have been watching! declares the Lord" (Jeremiah 7:8-11). “God demands a conversion of the mind and heart as the basis of peace and security (cf. Is 26:3), not the superstitious veneration of a stone building or a traditionally sacred site” ( R K Harrison , Jeremiah ).
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