All the sick and crippled Jews were healed when the Torah was given; thanks to the protective Clouds of Glory, the Jews remained healthy throughout their journey, despite the adverse conditions of the desert.
We see from this that the Jewish people – by virtue of their connection to G‑d expressed through studying the Torah and fulfilling its commandments – were not bound by the laws of nature. Furthermore, their ability to override nature was self-evident, expressed not only in spiritual concerns, but in physical health and well-being as well.
This holds true today as it did when the Torah was given on Mount Sinai. To the extent that we live our lives according to the dictates of the Torah, we too will be blessed with spiritual and physical health, despite any obstacles posed by the laws of nature.1
This important early chapter and verse in Numbers opens a lot of new thinking. Everyone’s prior comments have connected this verse to the “living Torah,” where we are all connected to those able-bodied men from thousands of years ago. Without their healthy and able-bodied beings, we all would not be here today. In essence, despite whatever “physical” conditions we find ourselves in today, we are all connected, to our ancestors described here, as well as to ourselves today. Through Torah, we can hold discussions with each other to seek deeper meanings and Knowledge. And to find deeper reality to our current situations. This reminds me of a fascinating sci-fi episode of Star Trek, when the original Captain Pike was badly injured and confined to a wheelchair, not able to use speech to communicate. Spock partnered with super-human aliens to create a new reality for Captain Pike where he could transcend himself to a higher reality where he was physically and spiritually free.