A prophet like me, from among you — it is to him you shall listen.
Read the verse in full at Blue Letter Bible (ESV).
The first taste — one dip, the whole day.
Moses' farewell contains two prophecies that frame the whole gospel. First, a Prophet like Moses will arise — a mediator who speaks God's very words — and Israel must listen to him. Second, a dark legal note: anyone hanged on a tree is cursed by God. The first prophecy explains Jesus' authority; the second explains why a crucified Messiah was unthinkable to the two on the Emmaus road — until Jesus showed them the curse-bearing was the point.
Promise and fulfillment — every claim linked for verification.
At the Transfiguration, the Father settles the identification with Moses standing right there: 'This is my Son, my Chosen One — listen to him' (Luke 9:35).
'Prophet' — one who speaks for God. Israel awaited 'the Prophet' as a distinct figure (John 1:21). A mediator like Moses, but greater: not receiving the Word on a mountain, being the Word made flesh.
Deepest water — where the passage meets your week.
Galatians 3:13 turns Deuteronomy's curse into gospel arithmetic: Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. The tree was not an unfortunate method of execution; it was a legal transaction, in writing, fifteen centuries in advance. Your acquittal rests not on leniency but on a substitution recorded in the statute itself.