Commentary on Job, part 26

The first is somewhat obscure. Stepanos' comment seems to relate the heavenly brightness to the Aurora borealis or Northern lights. The explanation of the second verse is standard allegory--the morning star or Venus is a figure for John the Baptist, the forerunner of Christ.

Bright in the ancient [heavens] (37:21)

This wind hardens and becomes pure in the gathering of clouds and is colored like gold when it is blowing from the north. By this he signifies the God-like coloring of the elements blown from the north.

Did the morning star see its rank? (38:12)

Before whom John [the Baptist] came like the morning star and saw his rank in this because he said “I am not the Christ” (Jn. 1:20).