Joseph was, for a time, head of Potiphar's household. This gave him leadership experience.
Joseph gains the Pharaoh's favor by interpreting the Pharaoh's dreams accurately, advising him on how to prepare for the upcoming years of plenty and famine, and showing wisdom and administrative skills when managing Egypt's resources during the famine. This earns the Pharaoh's trust and leads to Joseph being appointed as a high-ranking official in Egypt.
A God.
It is true that the Pharaohs were believed to be the children of the sun god.
The pharaoh believed that he was the sun god's son.
Pharaohs were believed to be the living Horus.
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The pharaohs believed that they were gods; they also believed in many gods (except for Akhenaton, who was a monotheist).
To be a pharaoh you have to be a son or daughter of a god and goddess.
If you are talking about Joseph, the son of Jacob, then yes, Joseph did follow God, indeed.
Well, Anubis was considered the God of the Dead. He was the assistant to Osiris so, his job was to prepare the body for afterlife. He had the body of a human and the head of a Jackel.
After Josephs brother sold him to traders , he was sold as a slave in Egypt. But as god was with him he had great wisdom. So he interpreted Pharaohs dream and so pleased was Pharaoh with Joseph that he made him Governor of Egypt. Then as the famine did come after seven years of plenty. The brothers came seeking for food in Egypt. This is how Joseph was reunited with his brothers.
Wadjet is the god depicted as a cobra, and is often found on the headdresses of many pharaohs.