Parashas Bechukosai · Aliyah 1 · Passuk 8 · Unit 2
Torah Temimah cites Toras Kohanim: the ratio teaches the greater merit of the many.
English: “And a hundred of you shall chase ten thousand” — is that the arithmetic proportion? Rather, the many who fulfill the Torah are not comparable to the few who fulfill it.
Proportional / collective-merit derasha.
Communal Torah observance multiplies strength beyond simple arithmetic.