30:8,9
It now becomes clear that God is speaking of the yoke of oppression being broken off the necks of Jacob. No longer would they be enslaved by other nations. The result of God’s salvation is freedom and release from oppression. But it is not just getting rid of oppression. The oppression is replaced by submission to the Lord. Some might object that this is merely replacing one form of oppression with another! But the truth is that when we serve the Lord we are the freest people on earth. “and David their king, whom I will raise up for them”. This is clearly referring to Jesus, and also shows that “David” is not referring to King David who reigned previously, but to the one of whom King David was a “type”. The real King David would be a much greater king.
30:10
“So do be afraid”. In the Olivet discourse Jesus told His disciples to see that they are not alarmed (Matt 24:6), and this was talking of traumatic times. The people in Jeremiah’s day were going through traumatic times. Today we are going through somewhat traumatic times, though if we have a more historical and global perspective there have been many times and places when things were much, much worse. It is more the response of governments that seem to be traumatic. In traumatic times we do not need to be afraid, nor do we need to be dismayed. God was working to save His people, and seventy years later would bring His people home.
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