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The priests of ancient Egypt
were unlike the priests found in today's society. Ancient Egyptian priests
were in charge of keeping order; they made sure that the people followed
the rules made by the pharaoh, who was thought of as a god. So, rather
than acting as holy figures, the priests were more like members of the
local government.
Ancient Egyptians used their
religion as a way of setting down a divine law that told the people who
was in charge, according to the gods. Since the priests acted like helpers
to the pharaohs, their main duty was to help keep order in the Egyptian
society. Priests in Ancient Egypt were made to live with the general public
in order to better be able to maintain the rules of the pharaoh.
Someone could become a priest
only if they were either chosen by the current pharaoh, or someone in their
family was a priest before them.
