Christians erroneously claim that Rabbinic Judaism came up with novel, non-Biblical measures to deal with atonement after the destruction of the Temple by the Romans in 70 CE. Actually, it wasn't Talmudic innovation at all- the Bible anticipated the possibility of the cessation of sacrifices. When King Solomon finally laid the finishing touches on the Holy Temple in Jerusalem, he inaugurated it with a moving dedication speech (I Kings 8; II Chronicles 6). In this lengthy speech of almost 50 verses, you will notice that Solomon doesn't speak about sacrifices at all! This omission would be strange if the most crucial part of the Temple were the sacrifices. Actually, the central focus of the Temple was the Holy Ark (Exodus 25) containing the Torah. The Temple was first and foremost a symbol of G-d's presence and revelation to the Jewish people (I Kings 8:13, Exodus 25:8).
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The Tabernacle preceded the Temply by hundreds of years and the Ark of the Covenant not only contained the Law it was also topped with the mercy seat upon which the Yom Kippur blood sacrifice was sprinkled to atone for the national sins of Israel. So although I do understand that sincere confession of sin is pleasing to God, He also required sacrifices (which admittedly may be the wrong term), which Solomon offered in abundance as recorded in 1 Kings 8.
You're referring to Jeremiah 34:14-17.
I was referring to:
2 Chronicles 36:20-21
20 And those who had escaped from the sword he carried away to Babylon; and they were servants to him and to his sons until the rule of the kingdom of Persia, 21 to fulfill the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had enjoyed its sabbaths. All the days of its desolation it kept sabbath until seventy years were complete. NAS