Although Moses was one hundred and twenty years old when he died, his eye was not dim, nor his vigor abated.Today, when we think of Moses, we tend to think in terms of something like Charlton Heston in "The Ten Commandments," a man who is not quite "old" yet, but well on his way. Certainly not a man who was still as able as he was in middle-age. Even if he kept the same level physically as when we was called at the burning bush, he had been near 80 at the time.
However, in this case, it appears that he was perhaps still physically in his 40's or so. He was still able to see fine, which I can attest from personal experience isn't the simplest thing even for young people today. And he still had the vigor, the energy we would say, of someone much younger. He didn't hobble about with a cane or a walker, and I don't think he needed his staff for support. If he had been commanded to lead the armies of Israel, he probably could have acquitted himself well.
This was apparently not normal for people of his age at the time, as we have seen before that people's lifespans decreased after the flood. 120 may have been the record-holder on earth at that time, though we certainly don't know that. God gave him the physical abilities to do what He wanted done, and he died in fine form, without being debilitated or broken.
Now it's up to the people to carry on without him.
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